Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

Fear secretes acids; but love and trust are sweet juices.

It usually takes 100 years to make a law, and then, after it's done its work, it usually takes 100 years to be rid of it.

Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.

Our days are a kaleidoscope. Every instant a change takes place in the contents. New harmonies, new contrasts, new combinations of every sort. Nothing ever happens twice alike. ...

Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.

The dog was created especially for children. He is the god of frolic.

The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qualifies it with a "but".

The power of hiding ourselves from one another is mercifully given, for men are wild beasts, and would devour one another but for this protection.