The ideal friendship is to feel as one while remaining two.

People read every thing nowadays, except books.

The inventory of my faith for this lower world is soon made out. I believe in Him who made it.

There is nothing steadfast in life but our memories. We are sure of keeping intact only that which we have lost.

As we advance in life the circle of our pains enlarges, while that of our pleasures contracts.

We do not judge men by what they are in themselves, but by what they are relatively to us.

Men do not go out to meet misfortune as we do. They learn it; and we--we divine it.