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

A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth.

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

It is undoubtedly true that some people mistake sycophancy for good nature, but it is equally true that many more mistake impertinence for sincerity.

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

In New York City, the common bats fly only at twilight. Brick-bats fly at all hours.

A good many men and women want to get possession of secrets just as spendthrifts want to get money-for circulation.