Those who think that in order to dress well it is necessary to dress extravagantly or grandly, make a great mistake. Nothing so well becomes true feminine beauty as simplicity.

It is in vain to hope to please all alike. Let a man stand with his face in what direction he will, he must necessarily turn his back on one half of the world.

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

Some things are better eschewed than chewed; tobacco is one of them.

The pen is a formidable weapon, but a man can kill himself with it a great deal more easily than he can other people.

A friend you have to buy won't be worth what you pay for him.

If you woo the company of the angels in your waking hours, they will be sure to come to you in your sleep.