Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature. - Josiah Gilbert Holland

The most precious possession that ever comes to man in this life is a woman' heart.

He could see naught but vanity in beauty, And naught but weakness in a fond caress, And pitied men whose views of Christian duty Allowed indulgence in such foolishness.

Heaven is not gained at a single bound;
But we build the ladder by which we rise
From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies,
And we mount to its summit round by round.