Nothing will supply the want of sunshine to peaches, and, to make knowledge valuable, you must have the cheerfulness of wisdom. Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished. The joy of the spirit indicates its strength. All healthy, things are sweet-tempered. Genius works in sport, and goodness smiles to the last.

A vivid thought brings the power to paint it; and in proportion to the depth of its source is the force of its projection.

Money is of no value; it cannot spend itself. All depends on the skill of the spender.

Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.

The ragged cliff has thousand faces in a thousand hours.

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.

All stealing is comparative. If you come to absolutes, pray who does not steal.