We commonly say that the rich man can speak the truth, can afford honesty, can afford independence of opinion and action;--and that is the theory of nobility. But it is the rich man in a true sense, that is to say, not the man of large income and large expenditure, but solely the man whose outlay is less than his income and is steadily kept so.

It is the ignorant and childish part of mankind that is the fighting part. Idle and vacant minds want excitement

Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them. It depends on the mood of the man, whether he shall see the sunset or the fine poem. There are always sunsets, and there is always genius; but only a few hours so serene that we can relish nature or criticism. The more or less depends on structure or temperament. Temperament is the iron wire on which the beads are strung. Of what use is fortune or talent to a cold and defective store?

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

Every artist was first an amateur.

Why has my motley diary no jokes? Because it is a soliloquy and every man is grave alone.

If you visit your friend, why need you apologize for not having visited him, and waste his time and deface your own act? Visit him now.