The affection of young ladies is of as rapid growth as Jack's beanstalk, and reaches up to the sky in a night.

What is it to be a gentleman? Is it to be honest, to be gentle, to be generous, to be brave, to be wise, and, possessing all these qualities, to exercise them in the most graceful outward manner? Ought a gentleman to be a loyal son, a true husband, an honest father? Ought his life to be decent, his bills to be paid, his taste to be high and elegant, his aims in life lofty and noble?

An intelligent wife can make her home, in spite of exigencies, pretty much what she pleases.

You, who are ashamed of your poverty, and blush for your calling, are a snob; as are you who boast of your wealth.

Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?

True love is better than glory.

How grateful are we--how touched a frank and generous heart is for a kind word extended to us in our pain! The pressure of a tender hand nerves a man for an operation, and cheers him for the dreadful interview with the surgeon.