It is the fault of our rhetoric that we cannot strongly state one fact without seeming to belie some other.

What we love that we have, but by desire we bereave ourselves of the love.

All men are poets at heart. They serve nature for bread, but her loveliness overcomes them sometimes.

Do not tell me of my obligation to put all poor men in good situations. Are they my poor? I tell thee, thou foolish philanthropist, that I grudge the dollar, the dime, the cent, I give to such men as do not belong to me and to whom I do not belong

Defect in manners is usually the defect of fine perceptions. Men are too coarsely made for the delicacy of beautiful carriage and customs. It is not quite sufficient to good breeding, a union of kindness and independence.

Whilst all the world is in pursuit of power, culture corrects the theory of success.

Be a gift and a benediction.