The religion of England is part of good-breeding. When you see on the continent the well-dressed Englishman come into his ambassador's chapel and put his face for silent prayer into his smooth-brushed hat, you cannot help feeling how much national pride prays with him, and the religion of a gentleman.

Society has really no graver interest than the well-being of the literary class.

Fashion which affects to be honor, is often, in all men's experience, only a ballroom-code.

The soul is the perceiver and revealer of truth. We know truth when we see it, let skeptic and scoffer say what they choose.

Judicious praise is to children what the sun is to flowers. Christian Bovee A little praise Goes a great ways.

The only sin that we never forgive in each other is a difference in opinion.

Some books leave us free and some books make us free.