Foolish, whenever you take the meanness and formality of that thing you do, instead of converting it into the obedient spiracle ofyour character and aims.

A deep man believes that the evil eye can whither, the heart's blessing can heal, and that love can overcome all odds.

When the man is at home, his standing in society is well known and quietly taken; but when he is abroad, it is problematical, and is dependent on the success of his manners.

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.

Knowledge is the only elegance.

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good.

The tendencies of the times favor the idea of self-government, and leave the individual, for all code, to the rewards and penalties of his own constitution, which work with more energy than we believe, whilst we depend on artificial restraints.