On children:
“Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.”

On marriage:
“Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century.”

On friendship:
“The holy passion of friendship is so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring in nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money.”