A good front is half the battle in love or war.
The man who knows it can't be done counts the risk, not the reward.
We are punished by our sins, not for them.
As a rule, the man who can do all things equally well is a very mediocre individual.
Talent does things tolerably well; genius does then intolerably better
What boy well raised can compare with your street gamin who has the knowledge and the shrewdness of a grown-up broker.