One does not permit one's friends to be slandered in time of trouble.

the only door into her bedroom led through the church.

A compensation is something which does not quite compensate.

Fortunately, any kind of setback has represented a challenge to do better, rather than an acceptance of inferiority on my part.

One does not permit one's friends to be slandered in time of trouble.

Taking the way that opens, even if it seems hardly more than a footpath, not infrequently leads to the highways of heart's desire, if not to fame and fortune.

A half century of living should put a good deal into a person's face besides a few wrinkles and some unwelcome folds around the chin.