Whatever evil befalls us, we ought to ask ourselves ... how we can turn it into good. So shall we take occasion, from one bitter root, to raise perhaps many flowers.
Sympathizing and selfish people are alike, both given to tears.
It is books that teach us to refine our pleasures when young, and to recall them with satisfaction when we are old.
Stolen kisses are always sweetest.
The groundwork of all happiness is health.
Your second-hand bookseller is second to none in the worth of the treasures he dispenses.