The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.
Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently. For in the very torrent, tempest, and as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness.
Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.
I would be the most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.
Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life.
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.