Nobody is glad in the gladness of another, and our system is one of war, of an injurious superiority. Every child of the Saxon race is educated to wish to be first. It is our system; and a man comes to measure his greatness by the regrets, envies, and hatreds of his competitors.

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.

The case wouldn't be overweight if you didn't have so many shoes. How many do you really need? This pair, for example, I swear you never even wore them.

Indeed the river is a perpetual gala, and boasts each month a new ornament.

God enters by a private door into every individual.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

Every natural power exhilarates; a true talent delights the possessor first.