We should thank God that He did not give us the power of hearing through walls; otherwise there would be no such thing as friendship.

The bigger the dam of patience, the worse the flood when the dam breaks.

Autumn is a hint from God to Old Age.

A habit of debt is very injurious to the memory.

Civilization is the world with its leg asleep.

A worship of truth can be idolatry if the truth is small enough.

The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them.