Those who want much, are always much in need; happy the man to whom God gives with a sparing hand what is sufficient for his wants.
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
When you introduce a moral lesson, let it be brief.
Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the intellect.
He tosses aside his paint-pots and his words a foot and a half long.
An undertaking beset with danger.