But authors before they write should read.

But authors before they write should read.

an old woman ... is a person who has no sense of decency; if once she takes to living, the devil himself can't get rid of her.

To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind.

But how cool, how quiet is true courage!

... it's vastly more irksome to give up one's own way, than to hear a few impertinent remarks.

while we all desire to live long, we have all a horror of being old!