A pin has as much head as some authors and a good deal more point.

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

Our material possessions, like our joys, are enhanced in value by being shared. Hoarded and unimproved property can only afford satisfaction to a miser.

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

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

Some people use half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it.

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