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.

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

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

A great many political speeches are literary parricides; they kill their fathers.

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

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.

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