In temperance there is ever cleanliness and elegance.
We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.
A man who shows no defect is a fool or a hypocrite, whom we should mistrust. There are defects so bound to fine qualities that they announce them,--defects which it is well not to correct.
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
Proverbs may be said to be the abridgment of wisdom.
The last word should be the last word. It is like a finishing touch given to color; there is nothing more to add. But what precaution is needed in order not to put the last word first.