Fear, indeed, is the mother of foresight.

Fear, indeed, is the mother of foresight.

No siren did ever so charm the ear of the listener as the listening ear has charmed the soul of the siren.

Of all the uses of adversity which are sweet, none are sweeter than those which grow out of disappointed love.

The art of living easily as to money is to pitch your scale of living one degree below your means.

He who gives only what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self-sacrifice.

I have not skillFrom such a sharp and waspish word as "No"To pluck the sting.