Might I give counsel to any man, I would say to him, try to frequent the company of your betters. In books and in life, that is the most wholesome society; learn to admire rightly; the great pleasure of life is that. Note what great men admire.

It is all very well for you, who have probably never seen any spiritual manifestations, to talk as you do; but if you had seen what I have witnessed you would hold a different opinion.

It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all.

What stories are new? All types of all characters march through all fables.

No particular motive for living, except the custom and habit of it.

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.

We are most of us very lonely in this world; you who have any who love you, cling to them and thank God.