Vanity, indeed, is the very antidote to conceit; for while the former makes us all nerve to the opinion of others, the latter is perfectly satisfied with its opinion of itself.

No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.

When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.

When you borrow on your character, it is your character that you leave in pawn.

Science is an ocean. It is as open to the cockboat as the frigate. One man carries across it a freightage of ingots, another may fish there for herrings.

In other countries poverty is a misfortune - with us it is a crime.

The commerce of intellect loves distant shores. The small retail dealer trades only with his neighbor; when the great merchant trades he links the four quarters of the globe.