Dear reader, true religion is not gloomy.
It is the most astonishing thing that persons who have not sufficient education to spell correctly, to punctuate properly, to place capital letters in the right places, should, when other means of support fail, send mss. for publication.
Why will parents use that expression? What right have you to have a favorite child?
The term 'lady' has been so misused, that I like better the old-fashioned term, woman.
Never ask a favor until you are drawing your last breath; and never forget one.
Pity that gold should always bring with it the canker - covetousness.