O Lord! Unhappy is the man whom man can make unhappy.

All violence, all that is dreary and repels, is not power, but the absence of power.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

The charm of fine manners is music and sculpture and picture to many who do not pretend to appreciation of these arts.

Good criticism is very rare and always precious.

Every body we know surrounds himself with a fine house, fine books, conservatory, gardens, equipage, and all manner of toys, as screens to interpose between himself and his guest. Does it not seem as if man was of a very sly, elusive nature, and dreaded nothing so much as a full rencontre front to front with his fellow?

The aspect of nature is devout. Like the figure of Jesus, she stands with bended head, and hands folded upon the breast. The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship.