No one is able to enjoy such feast than the one who throws a party in his own mind.

Women can do nothing that has permanence.

Strange, when you ask anyone's advice you see yourself what is right.

For what is man's soul but a flame? It flickers in and around the body of a man as does the flame around the rough log.

There is so little that one can do for the dead!

The ways of Providence cannot be reasoned out by the finite mind ... I cannot fathom them, yet seeking to know them is the most satisfying thing in all the world.

There isn't much that tastes better than praise from those who are wise and capable.