It is an error to suppose that a man belongs to himself. No man does. He belongs to his wife, or his children, or his relations, or to his creditors,….

In the intercourse of social life, it is by little acts of watchful kindness recurring daily and hourly,--and opportunities of doing kindnesses if so….

The tragedy of "Hamlet" is critically considered to be the masterpiece of dramatic poetry; and the tragedy of "Hamlet" is also, according to the test….

Make Hamilton Bamilton, make Douglas Puglas, make Percy Bercy, and Stanley Tanley and where would be the long-resounding march and energy divine of t….

Thought engenders thought. Place one idea on paper, another will follow it, and still another, until you have written a page; you cannot fathom your ….

England is surrounded by enemies - by real enemies who hate her. Why? Because she tries to be honest; and she tries to be free..

An Italian proverb says, In men every mortal sin is venial; in woman every venial sin is mortal. And a German axiom, that There are only two good wom….

Millions of people are provided with their thoughts as with their clothes; authors, printers, booksellers, and newsmen stand, in relation to their mi….

You cannot fathom your mind.... The more you draw from it, the more clear and fruitful it will be..

A woman's character is as delicate as her eye; it can bear no flaw..

Beauty is a fairy; sometimes she hides herself in a flower-cup, or under a leaf, or creeps into the old ivy, and plays hide-and-seek with the sunbeam….

God has ordered, that men, being in need of each other, should learn to love each other, and to bear each other's burdens..

Love in modern times has been the tailor's best friend. Every suitor of the nineteenth century spends more than his spare cash on personal adornment.….

How beautifully is it ordered, that as many thousands work for one, so must every individual bring his labor to make the whole! The highest is not to….

I will not go so far as to say, with a living poet, that the world knows nothing of its greatest men; but there are forms of greatness, or at least o….

Almost everything that I behold in this wonderful country bears traces of improvement and reform - everything except Pie..

The foaminess of the Falls, together with the tinge of tawny yellow in the troubled waters, only reminded me of so much unattainable soda and sherry,….

We acquire the love of people who, being in our proximity, are presumed to know us; and we receive reputation or celebrity, from such as are not pers….

Happily there exists more than one kind of beauty. There is the beauty of infancy, the beauty of youth, the beauty of maturity, and, believe me, ladi….

There is great truth in Alphonse Karr's remark that modern men are ugly because they do not wear their beards..

Life is a system of relations rather than a positive and independent existence; and he who would be happy himself and make others happy must carefull….