The great art of giving consists in this the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated.
Do not show your wounded finger for everything will knock up against it.
Hope is a great falsifier of truth.
God Himself chasteneth not with a rod but with time.
Wisdom is immortal. She can wait forever, but you cannot.
It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.