To occupy an inch of dusty shelf-to have the title of their works read now and then in a future age by some drowsy churchman or casual straggler, and in another age to be lost, even to remembrance. Such is the amount of boasted immortality.

I have often had occasion to remark the fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortunes.

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home.

Redundancy of language is never found with deep reflection. Verbiage may indicate observation, but not thinking. He who thinks much says but little in proportion to his thoughts.

Washington, in fact, had very little private life, but was eminently a public character.

What earnest worker, with hand and brain for the benefit of his fellowmen, could desire a more pleasing recognition of his usefulness than the monument of a tree, ever growing, ever blooming, and ever bearing wholesome fruit?