First be a good animal.

True wit never made us laugh.

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

There are men who, by their sympathetic attractions, carry nations with them, and lead the activity of the human race.

As to methods, there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods.

Every person has his or her own vocation-talent is the call.

We imperatively require a perception of and a homage to beauty in our companions. Other virtues are in request in the field and workyard, but a certain degree of taste is not to be spared in those we sit with.