Opportunities ... fall in the way of every man who is resolved to take advantage of them.

Stothard learned the art of combining colors by closely studying butterflies wings; he would often say that no one knew what he owed to these tiny insects. A burnt stick and a barn door served Wilkie in lieu of pencil and canvas.

Time is of no account with great thoughts, which are as fresh to -day as when they first passed through their authors' minds ages ago.

Sympathy is the golden key that unlocks the hearts of others.

Cheerfulness is also an excellent wearing quality. It has been called the bright weather of the heart.

Labor is still, and ever will be, the inevitable price set upon everything which is valuable.

The iron rail proved a magicians' road. It virtually reduced England to a sixth of its size. It brought the country nearer to the town and the town to the country.... It energized punctuality, discipline, and attention; and proved a moral teacher by the influence of example.