Whatever you do, do it to the purpose; do it thoroughly, not superficially. Go to the bottom of things. Any thing half done, or half known, is in my mind, neither done nor known at all. Nay, worse, for it often misleads.
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you.
Sorrow was like the wind. It came in gusts.
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.
A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of.