To see a young couple loving each other is no wonder; but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight of all.

The ladies--Heaven bless them!--are, as a general rule, coquettes from babyhood upwards.

That acknowledgment of weakness which we make in imploring to be relieved from hunger and from temptation is surely wisely put in our daily prayer. Think of it, you who are rich, and take heed how you turn a beggar away.

Why do they always put mud into coffee on board steamers? Why does the tea generally taste of boiled boots?

Tis misfortune that awakens ingenuity, or fortitude, or endurance, in hearts where these qualities had never come to life but for the circumstance which gave them a being.

Come children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.

Vanity is often the unseen spur.