To forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness?

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

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

Those we love can but walk down to the pier with us - the voyage we must make alone.

Certain corpuscles, denominated Christmas Books, with the ostensible intention of swelling the tide of exhilaration, or other expansive emotions, incident upon the exodus of the old and the inauguration of the New Year.

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand.

To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.