When a man has been intemperate so long that shame no longer paints a blush upon his cheek, his liquor generally does it instead.
One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession.
Some men's ugliness is hard to beat.
A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty saying are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string.
Prejudice is the twin of illiberality.
Our material possessions, like our joys, are enhanced in value by being shared. Hoarded and unimproved property can only afford satisfaction to a miser.