What a blessing this smoking is! Perhaps the greatest that we owe to the discovery of America.

They tell us that "Pity is akin to Love;" if so, Pity must be a poor relation.

An official man is always an official man, and has a wild belief in the value of Reports.

More than half the difficulties of the world would be allayed or removed by the exhibition of good temper.

It takes a great man to make a great listener

Remember that in giving any reason at all for refusing, you lay some foundation for a future request.

The man who could withstand, with his fellow-men in single line, a charge of cavalry may lose all command of himself on the occurrence of a fire in his own house, because of some homely reminiscence unknown to the observing bystander.