It is, I fear, but a vain show of fulfilling the heathen precept, ''Know thyself,'' and too often leads to a self- estimate which will subsist in the absence of that fruit by which alone the quality of the tree is made evident.

I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the men.

It is not true that love makes all things easy; it makes us choose what is difficult.

Truth has rough flavours if we bite it through.

I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them.

As leopard feels at home with leopard.

but very little achievement is required in order to pity another man's shortcomings.