The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.

Manners carry the world for the moment, character for all time.

Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest ma to do.

The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things.

We seldom repent of speaking little, very often of speaking too much: a vulgar and trite maxim, which all the world knows and, but which all the world does not practice

To give awkwardly is churlishness. The most difficult part is to give, then why not add a smile?

A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were.