There are few sensations more painful, than, in the midst of deep grief, to know that the season which we have always associated with mirth and rejoicing is at hand.

What a ready passport wealth gives its possessor to the good opinions of this world!

Why is it that water, so monotonous in its characteristics, should nevertheless possess a charm for every mind? I believe it is chiefly because it bears the impress of the Creator, which we feel neither the power of time or of man can efface or alter.

It is a bad business, dealing in lottery tickets ... Riches got in such a hasty manner never wear well.

It requires but a few threads of hope, for the heart that is skilled in the secret, to weave a web of happiness.

There is hardly a more heart-thrilling pleasure enjoyed by mortals, than that which parents feel when seeing their child first being able to 'catch knowledge of objects.

Next to genius is the power of feeling where true genius lies.