Some people have a peculiar faculty for denying facts.

One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession.

Those who think that in order to dress well it is necessary to dress extravagantly or grandly, make a great mistake. Nothing so well becomes true feminine beauty as simplicity.

It is undoubtedly true that some people mistake sycophancy for good nature, but it is equally true that many more mistake impertinence for sincerity.

If you woo the company of the angels in your waking hours, they will be sure to come to you in your sleep.

It seems no more than right that men should seize time by the forelock, for the rude old fellow, sooner or later, pulls all their hair out.

He is a first-rate collector who can, upon all occasions, collect his wits.