Uncalled for excuses are practical confessions.
Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool.
Good intentions are very mortal and perishable things. Like very mellow and choice fruit, they are difficult to keep.
There is a noble forgetfulness-that which does not remember injuries.
It is a great evil, as well as a misfortune, to be unable to utter a prompt and decided 'no'.
True greatness consists in being great in little things.