The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms.

Learn the sweet magic of a cheerful face.

Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground-floor. But if a man hasn't got plenty of good common sense, the more science he has, the worse for his patient.

Memory is a net: one that finds it full of fish when he takes it from the brook, but a dozen miles of water have run through it without sticking.

Take your needle, my child, and work at your pattern; it will come out a rose by and by. Life is like that - one stitch at a time taken patiently and the pattern will come out all right like the embroidery.

A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!

The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms.