All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity, that the dry, shriveled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut.
What a fool you must be," said my head to my heart, or my sterner to my softer self.
You might as well sell yourself to slavery at once, as marry man you dislike.
Thank heaven, I am free and safe at last!
It is better to arm and strengthen your hero, than to disarm and enfeeble your foe.
If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them - not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone.