Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.

Never try to reason the prejudice out of a man. It was not reasoned into him, and cannot be reasoned out.

Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.

Find fault, when you must find fault, in private, if possible; and some time after the offense, rather than at the time.

Some men have only one book in them, others a library.

You find people ready enough to do the Samaritan, without the oil and twopence.

Let the Dean and Canons lay their heads together and the thing will be done.