Some old women and men grow bitter with age; the more their teeth drop out, the more biting they get.

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

Remorseless time! fierce spirit of the glass and scythe,--what power can stay him in his silent course, or melt his iron heart with pity!

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.

It is, perhaps, a debatable question, whether a person who has always been notoriously in the habit of lying, has a right to tell the truth; it is, of course, the only device by which he can deceive people.

Some old women and men grow bitter with age; the more their teeth drop out, the more biting they get.

Courage, like cowardice, is undoubtedly contagious, but some persons are not liable to catch it.