He whom prosperity humbles, and adversity strengthens, is the true hero.
Pyrotechnically considered, [laughing] is the fire-works of the soul.
Dr. Holmes says, both wittily and truly, that crying widows are easiest consoled.
Most everyone seems willing to be a fool himself, but he can't bear to have anyone else one.
The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs less on the moral scale than an angleworm.
Every man should know something of law; if he knows enough to keep out of it, he is a pretty good lawyer.