Some folks as they grow older grow wise but most folks simply grow stubborner.

It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too.

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.

Occasions are rare; and those, who know how to seize upon them, are rarer.

Genuine laughing is the vent of the soul, the nostrils of the heart, and just as necessary for health and happiness as spring water is for a trout.

Friendship is like earthenware, once broken, it can be mended; love is like a mirror, once broken that ends it.

Words are often seen hunting for an idea, but ideas are never seen hunting for words.