A man may do very well with a very little knowledge, and scarce be found out in mixed company; everybody is so much more ready to produce his own, than to call for a display of your acquisitions.

The trumpet does not more stun you by its loudness, than a whisper teases you by its provoking inaudibility.

Be not frightened at the hard words "imposition," "imposture;" give and ask no questions. Cast thy bread upon the waters. Some have, unawares, entertained angels.

The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less than absolute truth.

We do not go to the theatre like our ancestors, to escape from the pressure of reality, so much as to confirm our experience of it.

You look wise, pray correct that error.

In some respects the better a book is, the less it demands from the binding.