“The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose ”
“The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose ”
“It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar”
“Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions”
“If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once a week.”
“He who sleeps half a day has won half a life”
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.”
“When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed,and calm refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name”