Of dead kingdoms I recall the soul, sitting amid their ruins
Blessed are the joymakers.
Gentleness is the great point to be obtained in the study of manners.
There is a gentle element, and man may breathe it with a calm, unruffled soul, and drink its living waters, till his heart is pure; and this is human happiness.
Maturity is most rapid in the low latitudes, where pineapples and women most do thrive.
The Italians say that a beautiful woman by her smiles draws tears from our purse.