Our own cast-off sorrows are not sufficient to constitute sympathy for others.

The heart of a good man is the sanctuary of God in this world.

That woman is happiest whose life is passed in the shadow of a manly, loving heart.

Elegance is exquisite polish.

One of the first observations to make in conversation is the state, or the character, and the education of the person to whom we speak.

Reason ought not, like vanity, to adorn herself with ancient parchments, and the display of a genealogical tree; more dignified in her proceedings, and proud of her immortal nature, she ought to derive everything from herself.

Fiction is a potent agent for good--in the hands of the good.