A dentist at work in his vocation always looks down in the mouth.

A pin has as much head as some authors and a good deal more point.

It is in vain to hope to please all alike. Let a man stand with his face in what direction he will, he must necessarily turn his back on one half of the world.

A good many men and women want to get possession of secrets just as spendthrifts want to get money-for circulation.

Courage, like cowardice, is undoubtedly contagious, but some persons are not liable to catch it.

Some old women and men grow bitter with age; the more their teeth drop out, the more biting they get.

Many writers profess great exactness in punctuation who never yet made a point.