A man--poet, prophet, or whatever be may be--readily persuades himself of his right to all the worship that is voluntarily tendered.

But she named the infant "Pearl," as being of great price-purchased with all she had-her mother's only treasure!

Sunlight is painting.

As a general rule, Providence seldom vouchsafes to mortals any more than just that degree of encouragement which suffices to keep them at a reasonably full exertion of their powers.

It loves more readily than it hates.

The trees reflected in the river - they are unconscious of a spiritual world so near to them. So are we.

Do anything, save to lie down and die!