It is for want of self-culture that the superstition of Travelling, whose idols are Italy, England, Egypt, retains its fascinationfor all educated Americans.

A man will be eloquent if you give him good wine.

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.

A man passes for that he is worth. What he is engraves itself on his face, on his form, on his fortunes, in letters of light. Concealment avails him nothing; boasting nothing. There is confession in the glances of our eyes; in our smiles; in salutations; and the grasp of hands.

A scholar is a candle which the love and desire of all men will light.

Living without Laughing isn't living. Be silly. Be honest. Be Kind.

Steam is no stronger now than it was a hundred years ago, but it is put to better use.