Those who deserve love the least need it the most.

Those who have suffered are best able to help those who are suffering.

Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.

If you combine all the spectral rays into a single beam, you get white light; and, if you combine all the virtues into a single beam, you get charity.

When you are dealing with a child, keep all your wits about you, and sit on the floor.

Some liars are so expert they deceive themselves.

There is more in the education of children than the everlasting iteration of the word "don't!"