Evasions are the common shelter of the hard-hearted, the false, and impotent, when called upon to assist; the real great alone plan instantaneous help, even when their looks or words presage difficulties.

Words are the wings of actions.

The creditor whose appearance gladdens the heart of a debtor may hold his head in sunbeams and his foot on storms.

He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has never yet tasted the most sublime enjoyment of love.

Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence.

Three days of uninterrupted company in a vehicle will make you better acquainted with another, than one hour's conversation with him every day for three years.

Vociferation and calmness of character seldom meet in the same person.