Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.

For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.

The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body.

It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy's mind from effort.

By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.

Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.

A Woman who is generous with her money is to be praised; not so, if she is generous with her person