The more humble a man is before God the more he will be exalted; the more humble he is before man, the more he will get rode roughshod.
Dr. Holmes says, both wittily and truly, that crying widows are easiest consoled.
A man cannot learn to be wise any more than he can learn to be handsome.
If you believe you can do something, then you can acquire the ability to do it even if you didn't have it in the beginning.
You can reach stupidity only with a cannon ball.
I would much rather always look forward to the time when I am going to ride in a carriage, than to look back on the time when I used to.