A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.

Next to God, we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth having

Few minds wear out; more rust out

It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered

To quote copiously and well requires taste, judgment and erudition, a feeling for the beautiful, an appreciation of the noble, and a sense of the profound

The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts.