"Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable—and life is more than a dream."

"A great many women and men, too, make a point of never thinking about a subject without having taken a side first."

"The most perfect education, in my opinion, is such an exercise of the understanding as is best calculated to strengthen the body and form the heart."

"Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose—a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye."

"It is a waste of time to be always thinking of what you are to say."