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.
It were no virtue to bear calamities if we did not feel them.
The heart of a good man is the sanctuary of God in this world.
The more heart, the more sorrow.
Fiction is a potent agent for good--in the hands of the good.
Love is the only possession which we can carry with us beyond the grave.