“Look too on this poor planet of ours,Torn by the storms of mysterious powers,Evil contending with good from its birth,Wrenching in battle the heartstrings of earth,Ah! what infinities circle us her...”

“Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.”

“A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.”

“God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love.”

“If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.”

“A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men.”