Marriage is the perfection which love aimed at, ignorant of what it sought.

They think him the best dressed man, whose dress is so fit for his use that you cannot notice or remember to describe it.

Science in England, in America, is jealous of theory, hates the name of love and moral purpose. There's revenge for this humanity.What manner of man does science make? The boy is not attracted. He says, I do not wish to be such a kind of man as my professor is.

When there is sympathy, there needs but one wise man in a company and all are wise,--so, a blockhead makes a blockhead of his companion. Wonderful power to benumb possesses this brother.

In the vaunted works of Art, The master-stroke is Nature's part.

He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets — most likely his father's. He gets rest, commodity, and reputation; but he shuts the door of truth.

There is a capacity of virtue in us, and there is a capacity of vice to make your blood creep.