The young fancy that their follies are mistaken by the old for happiness. The old fancy that their gravity is mistaken by the young for wisdom.

Anger is practical awkwardness.

Error, when she retraces her steps, has farther to go before she can arrive at truth than ignorance.

Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.

There are two metals, one of which is omnipotent in the cabinet, and the other in the camp--gold and iron. He that knows how to apply them both may indeed attain the highest station.

As there are some faults that have been termed faults on the right side, so there are some errors that might be denominated errors on the safe side. Thus we seldom regret having been too mild, too cautious, or too humble; but we often repent having been too violent, too precipitate, or too proud.

Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.