In things to be seen at once much variety makes confusion another vice of beauty. In things that are not seen at once and have no respect one to another great variety is commendable provided this variety transgress not the rules of optics and geometry.

A beautiful bouquet or a long-lasting flowering plant is a traditional gift for women but I have recommended that both men and women keep fresh flowers in the home for their beauty fragrance and the lift they give our spirits.

Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.

Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself.

Recommend to your children virtue that alone can make them happy not gold.

Recommend virtue to your children it alone not money can make them happy. I speak from experience.