Biography is the best form of history.

Metaphysics is the science of proving what we don't understand.

Love is like the measles; we can't have it bad but once, and the later in life we have it the tougher it goes with us.

When a man makes up his mind to become a rascal, he should examine himself closely and see if he isn't better constructed for a fool.

Debt is like any other trap, easy enough to get into, but hard enough to get out of.

A secret ceases to be a secret if it is once confided - it is like a dollar bill, once broken, it is never a dollar again.

It is easier to be virtuous than it is to appear so, and it pays better.