The paternal hearth, the rallying-place of the affections.

Great minds have purposes others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.

Nature is always talking to you, smiling to you, and singing to you. To understand, you just have to be open to listen with your heart and soul.

No one measures a life in weeks and days. You measure life in years and by the things that happen to you.

There seemed to be endless obstacles-it seemed that the root cause of them all was fear.

Pride, if not the origin, is the medium of all wickedness-the atmosphere without which it would instantly die away.

Opened Christmas cards hum to me the hymn of love and teach me the sacrament of correspondence.

Poetic and speculative photographs can result if one works carefully and accurately, yet letting chance relationships have full play.

If we're not going to tax the rich anymore, we're going to create class warfare.

I have been the artist with the longest career, and I am so proud and honored to be chosen from heaven to be invincible.

Once you have decided to keep a certain pile, it is no longer yours; for you can't spend it.

So who's on drugs here?... He looks as if he's on drugs.