A pin has as much head as some authors and a good deal more point.
One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession.
Some men's ugliness is hard to beat.
Some things are better eschewed than chewed; tobacco is one of them.
It is undoubtedly true that some people mistake sycophancy for good nature, but it is equally true that many more mistake impertinence for sincerity.
A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth.