Sanity consists in not being subdued by your means. Fancy prices are paid for position, and for the culture of talent, but to thegrand interests, superficial success is of no account.

Nature: She pardons no mistakes. Her yea is yea, and her nay, nay.

Society is infested by persons who, seeing that the sentiments please, counterfeit the expression of them. These we call sentimentalists - talkers who mistake the description for the thing, saying for having.

Repose and cheerfulness are the badge of the gentleman - repose in energy. The Greek battle pieces are calm; the heroes, in whatever violent actions engaged, retain a serene aspect.

Consideration is the soil in which wisdom may be expected to grow, and strength be given to every up-springing plant of duty.

One can never truly savor success until first tasting adversity.

The difference between Talent and Genius is that Talent says things which he has never heard but once, and Genius things which he has never heard.