Admiration is a youthful fancy will which scarcely ever survives to mature years.
The easiest thing for our friends to discover in us, and the hardest thing for us to discover in ourselves, is that we are growing old.
A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.
Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.
Ambition is like hunger; it obeys no law but its appetite
Advice can be like cod liver oil, easy enough to administer but not so pleasant to take for anybody.