America has begun her career at the culminating point of life, as Adam did at the age of thirty.

Time is the shower of Danae; each drop is golden.

He who has never denied himself for the sake of giving has but glanced at the joys of charity.

What I value most next to eternity is time.

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

Those who make us happy are always thankful to us for being so; their gratitude is the reward of their benefits.

The best of lessons, for a good many people, would be to listen at a keyhole. It is a pity for such that the practice is dishonorable.