If a man goes a little too far along a new road, it is usually himself that he harms more than any one else.

Uncomfortable thoughts must be got rid of by good intentions for the future.

Habit is the beneficent harness of routine which enables silly men to live respectfully and unhappy men to live calmly

Falsehood is so easy, truth so difficult. Even with no motive to be false, it is very hard to say the exact truth.

Adventure is not outside man; it is within.

The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance.

We are rather apt to consider an act wrong because it is unpleasant to us.