Society is the master, and man is the servant..

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….

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….

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….

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

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….

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.….

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….

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….

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….

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

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

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

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,….

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….

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….

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

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,….

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

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 ….