Courage, like cowardice, is undoubtedly contagious, but some persons are not liable to catch it.
A dentist at work in his vocation always looks down in the mouth.
He is a first-rate collector who can, upon all occasions, collect his wits.
One of the very best of all earthly possessions is self-possession.
Some people use half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it.
Some people have a peculiar faculty for denying facts.