The power of duly appreciating little things belongs to a great mind.

To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.

Some persons resemble certain trees, such as the nut, which flowers in February and ripens its fruit in September; or the juniper and the arbutus; which take a whole year or more to perfect their fruit; and others, the cherry, which takes between two an three months.

The relief that is afforded to mere want, as want, tends to increase that want.

When a man says he wants to work, what he means is that he wants wages.

Nothing but the right can ever be expedient, since that can never be true expediency which would sacrifice a great good to a less.

It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.