The secret of success lies never in the amount of money, but in the relation of income to outgo.

Let him be great, and love shall follow him. Nothing is more deeply punished than the neglect of the affinities by which alone society should be formed, and the insane levity of choosing associates by others eyes.

The way to learn German, is, to read the same dozen pages over and over a hundred times, till you know every word and particle in them, and can pronounce and repeat them by heart.

In the highest civilization the book is still the highest delight.

Respect the child. Wait and see the new product of Nature. Nature loves analogies, but not repetitions. Respect the child. Be not too much his parent. Trespass not on his solitude.

War disorganizes, but it is to reorganize.

Hospitality consists in a little fire, a little food, and an immense quiet