Some people seem as if they can never have been children, and others seem as if they could never be anything else.

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

A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. It can be and is often treasured by the recipient for life.

Many a writer seems to think he is never profound except when he can't understand his own meaning.

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

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

Much smoking kills live men and cures dead swine.