A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.
People who have nothing to say are never at a loss in talking.
It is easier to be virtuous than it is to appear so, and it pays better.
When good-natured people leave us we look forward with extra pleasure to their return.
Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.
If you would make yourself agreeable wherever you go, listen to the grievances of others but never relate your own.