Men are seldom underrated; the mercury in a man finds its true level in the eyes of the world just as certainly as it does in the glass of a thermometer.

A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.

Faith is the soul riding at anchor.

Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool.

The miser and the glutton are two facetious buzzards: one hides his store, and the other stores his hide.

Admiration is a youthful fancy will which scarcely ever survives to mature years.

Shame is the dying embers of virtue.