A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort; and who, if they could only have been induced to begin, would in all probability have gone great lengths in the career of fame.

It is no more necessary that a man should remember the different dinners and suppers which have made him healthy, than the different books which have made him wise. Let us see the results of good food in a strong body, and the results of great reading in a full and powerful mind.

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage.

How can a bishop marry? How can he flirt? The most he can say is "I will see you in the vestry after service."

A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.

His enemies might have said before that he talked rather too much; but now he has occasional flashes of silence, that make his conversation perfectly delightful.

Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything.