You don’t know a woman until you have had a letter from her.
Everything comes to the man who won't wait.
Most people would far rather be seen through than not be seen at all.
envy, as a rule, is of success rather than of merit. No one would have objected to his talent deserving recognition - only to his getting it.
an optimist is the man who looks after your eyes, and the pessimist the person who looks after your feet.
Modesty is a valuable merit ... in people who have no other, and the appearance of it is extremely useful to those who have.