Wits, like drunken men with swords, are apt to draw their steel upon their best acquaintances.
Keep your eyes and ears open, if you desire to get on in the world.
Patience is the strongest of strong drinks; for it kills the giant despair.
Humor is the harmony of the heart.
A piece of simple goodness--a letter gushing from the heart; a beautiful unstudied vindication of the worth and untiring sweetness of human nature--a record of the invulnerability of man, armed with high purpose, sanctified by truth.
Even the worse of jobs has their pleasures, if I were a grave digger or a hangmen, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of enjoyment.