Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.

In marriage, a man becomes slack and selfish, and undergoes a fatty degeneration of his moral being.

It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.

Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it is all profit, it completes our education, founds and fosters our friendships, and can be enjoyed at any age and in almost any state of health.

The price we have to pay for money is sometimes liberty.