Never contradict anybody.
My father's little library consisted chiefly of books in polemic divinity, most of which I read, and have since often regretted that, at a time when I had such a thirst for knowledge, more proper books had not fallen in my way since it was now resolved I should not be a clergyman.
He that's secure is not safe.
Most men die at 25, we just don't bury them until they are 70.
Opportunity is the great bawd.
A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.