The countenance may be rightly defined as the title page which heralds the contents of the human volume, but like other title pages, it sometimes puzzles, often misleads, and often says nothing to the purpose.

With the "civilized" person contentment is a myth. From the cradle to the grave they are forever longing and striving after something better, an indefinable something, some new object yet unattained.

The power of music that poetry lacks is the ability to persuade without argument.

Talking, is a digestive process which is absolutely essential to the mental constitution of the man who devours many books.

Be methodical if you would succeed in business, or in anything. Have a work for every moment, and mind the moment's work.

The easiest way for me to lose interests is to know too much of what I want to say before I begin.

The difficulties, hardships and trials of life, the obstacles... are positive blessings. They knit the muscles more firmly, and teach self-reliance.