When the mind's eye rests on objects illuminated by truth and reality, it understands and comprehends them, and functions intelligently; but when it turns to the twilight world of change and decay, it can only form opinions, its vision is confused and its beliefs shifting, and it seems to lack intelligence.

Come then, and let us pass a leisure hour in storytelling, and our story shall be the education of our heroes.

Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.

Philosophy is an elegant thing, if anyone modestly meddles with it; but if they are conversant with it more than is becoming, it corrupts them.

I know nothing more worthy of a man's ambition than that his son be the best of men.

Aspiring minds must sometimes sustain loss.

When there is crime in society, there is no justice.