Strong character is brought out by change, weak ones by permanence.
No author can be as moral as his work and no preacher as pious as his sermons.
Cheerfulness is the atmosphere in which all things thrive
How calmly may we commit ourselves to the hands of Him who bears up the world
Only with those we love do we speak of those we love.
There are so many tender and holy emotions, flying about in out inward world, which, like angels, can never assume the body of an outward act; so many rich and lovely flowers spring up which bear no seed, that it is a happiness poetry was invented, w
The miracles of earth are the laws of heaven
He who has not lost his head over some things has no head to lose
Sleep, riches, and health, to be truly enjoyed, must be interrupted
What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end
