I have a friend, physically magnificent, who combines within himself the intellect of a philosopher, the diplomacy of a statesman, the executive ability of the general of an army, the courtesy of a Chesterfield - and the emotions of a rabbit.

At twenty, men love woman; at thirty, a woman; and at forty, women.

A book, unlike any other friend, will wait, not only upon the hour but upon the mood.

Heart-aches are forgotten, tears lose their bitterness, and like a leaf of lavendar in a store of linen, so does Memory make life sweet.

Activity is a sovereign remedy for the blues.

each separate flower has a magic all its own.

The spirit in which one earns his daily bread means as much to his soul as the bread itself may mean to his body.