6. William had only a two-wheeled sulky, which could scarcely carry three; so it was a relief to all of us when we saw, coming from the bar, a youth in a wagon, driving a sprightly nag at a rattling pace.—Bolles.
7. Give man air, sun, proper food and clothing, ample and varied exercise, and there is no curve of grace in ancient statuary which would not be reproduced today.—J. F. Clarke.
8. By Red Flower Bagheera meant fire, only no creature in the jungle will call fire by its proper name.—Kipling.
9. You must make it quite clear to your mind which you are most bent upon—popularity or usefulness—else you may happen to miss both.—George Eliot.
10. Nature comes home to one most when he is at home; the stranger and the traveler finds her a stranger and a traveler also.—Burroughs.
11. A book without art is simply a commodity; it may be exceedingly valuable to the consumer, very profitable to the producer, but it does not come within the domain of pure literature.—Higginson.
12. Either the well was very deep or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next.—Lewis Carroll.
13. Nothing sooner inspires people with confidence in a business man than punctuality, nor is there any habit which sooner saps his reputation than that of being always behind time.
14. Three sisters they are, of one mysterious household; and their paths are wide apart; but of their dominion there is no end.—De Quincey.
15. It is a blessed thing, indeed, that none of us can take our rubbish to another world; for, if we could, some of the many mansions would be little better than lumber rooms.—Jean Ingelow.