There is no sense of weariness like that which closes in a day of eager and unintermittent pursuit of pleasure. The apple is eaten, but "the core sticks in the throat." Expectation has then given way to ennui, appetite to satiety.

It is only an error of judgment to make a mistake, but it argues an infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.

Dishonest people conceal their faults from themselves as well as others, honest people know and confess them.

In ambition, as in love, the successful can afford to be indulgent toward their rivals. The prize our own, it is graceful to recognize the merit that vainly aspired to it.

It is with charity as with money--the more we stand in need of it, the less we have to give away.

Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great.

As many suffer from too much as too little.