The world is not so much in need of new thoughts as that when thought grows old and worn with usage it should, like current coin, be called in, and, from the mint of genius, reissued fresh and new.
Trifles make up the happiness or the misery of mortal life.
A man does not plant a tree for himself; he plants it for posterity.
The saddest thing that befalls a soul is when it loses faith in god and woman.
Pride’s chickens have bonny feathers, but they are an expensive brood to rear. They eat up everything, and are always lean when brought to market.
Good-humor and, generosity carry day with the popular heart all the world over.
Fine phrases I value more than bank-notes. I have ear for no other harmony than the harmony of words. To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.
A thought may be very commendable as a thought, but I value it chiefly as a window through which I can obtain insight on the thinker.
A brave soul is a thing which all things serve.
The pale child, Eve, leading her mother, Night.
Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse. If we attempt to steal a glimpse of its features it disappears.
Eternity doth wear upon her face the veil of time. They only see the veil, and thus they know not what they stand so near!