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

A friend you have to buy won't be worth what you pay for him.

Some men give as little light in the world as a farthing tallow candle, and when they expire, leave as bad an odor behind them.

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

Remorseless time! fierce spirit of the glass and scythe,--what power can stay him in his silent course, or melt his iron heart with pity!

Our material possessions, like our joys, are enhanced in value by being shared. Hoarded and unimproved property can only afford satisfaction to a miser.

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