Strong men greet war, tempest, hard times. They wish, as Pindar said, to tread the floors of hell, with necessities as hard as iron.

The work of vegetation begins first in the irritability of the bark and leaf-buds.

The world is his who can see through its pretension.

People that seem so glorious are all show; underneath they are like everyone else.

He is great who confers the most benefits.

The good husband finds method as efficient in the packing of fire-wood in a shed, or in the harvesting of fruits in the cellar, as in Peninsular campaigns or the files of the Department of State.

Some people will tell you there is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea.