With every exertion, the best of men can do but a moderate amount of good; but it seems in the power of the most contemptible individual to do incalculable mischief.

There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that trancends all other affections of the heart

I value this delicious home-feeling as one of the choicest gifts a parent can bestow.

Christmas is here, Merry old Christmas, Gift-bearing Christmas, Day of grand memories, King of the year!

From its peaceful bosom spring none but fond regrets and tender recollections.

There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.