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

Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues.

There is a German proverb which says that Take-it-Easy and Live-Long are brothers.

Common sense, alas in spite of our educational institutions, is a rare commodity.

The worth of a book is a matter of expressed juices.

The lively and mercurial are as open books, with the leaves turned down at the notable passages. Their souls sit at the windows of their eyes, seeing and to be seen.

It is of very little use in trying to be dignified, if dignity is no part of your character.