A good, finished scandal, fully armed and equipped, such as circulates in the world, is rarely the production of a single individual, or even of a single coterie. It sees the light in one; is rocked and nurtured in another; is petted, developed, and attains its growth in a third; and receives its finishing touches only after passing through a multitude of hands. It is a child that can count a host of fathers--all ready to disown it.

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

We are amused through the intellect, but it is the heart that saves us from ennui.

If it were ever allowable to forget what is due to superiority of rank, it would be when the privileged themselves remember it.

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

To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.

The injustice of men subserves the justice of God, and often His mercy.