A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty saying are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string.

A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. It can be and is often treasured by the recipient for life.

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

When a man has been intemperate so long that shame no longer paints a blush upon his cheek, his liquor generally does it instead.

It is, perhaps, a debatable question, whether a person who has always been notoriously in the habit of lying, has a right to tell the truth; it is, of course, the only device by which he can deceive people.

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

Some people have a peculiar faculty for denying facts.