The symptoms of compassion and benevolence, in some people, are like those minute guns which warn you that you are in deadly peril.

Piety softens all that courage bears.

Feeling loves a subdued light.

Old age is the night of life, as night is the old age of the day. Still, night is full of magnificence; and, for many, it is more brilliant than the day.

Respect is a serious thing in him who feels it, and the height of honor for him who inspires the feeling.

There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time.

What I value most next to eternity is time.