A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.

We are accustomed to see men deride what they do not understand, and snarl at the good and beautiful because it lies beyond their sympathies

It makes no good to point the failures out without showing at the same time the remedy to address them.

Giving is the business of the rich.

Misunderstandings and neglect create more confusion in this world than trickery and malice. At any rate, the last two are certainly much less frequent.

It is in the half fools and the half wise that the greatest danger lies.

Modern poets add a lot of water to their ink.