The smallest pebble in the well of truth has its peculiar meaning, and will stand when man's best monuments have passed away.

The Italians say that a beautiful woman by her smiles draws tears from our purse.

The expressive word "quiet" defines the dress, manners, bow, and even physiognomy of every true denizen of St. James and Bond street.

The highest triumph of art, is the truest presentation of nature.

The value of life deepens incalculably with the privileges of travel.

Pitch a lucky man into the Nile, says the Arabian proverb, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth!

Vulgarity is more obvious in satin than in homespun.