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

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

Some men's ugliness is hard to beat.

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

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

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 man bitten by a dog, whether the animal is mad or not, is apt to get mad himself.