I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.

The very pink of perfection.

Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse.

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

Romance and novel paint beauty in colors more charming than nature, and describe a happiness that humans never taste. How deceptive and destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss!

On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he was acting.

To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber.