Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.
Your life is not your own. Keep your hands off it.
Desultory readers are seldom remarkable for the exactness of their learning.
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.
Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them.
It was easier to know it than to explain why I know it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact. ~ Sherlock Holmes