To take the world as one finds it
Verily, men do foolish things thoughtlessly, knowing not why; but no woman doeth aught without a reason.
Thinking a smile all the time will keep your face youthful.
As the dog becomes thoroughbred in the laws of clan and caste; obedient, fraternal and loyal; so is the man who accepts the gentleman's code.
Count no matron happy until she hath passed thirty, and hath not waxed fat.
If in the last few years you have not discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead.