It is a true saying that 'one falsehood easily leads to another.'

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

We don't believe a liar even when he tells the truth.

Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.

The mere act of believing that some wrongful course of action constitutes an advantage is pernicious.

These studies are a spur to the young, a delight to the old: an ornament in prosperity, a consoling refuge in adversity; they are pleasure for us at home, and no burden abroad; they stay up with us at night, they accompany us when we travel, they are with us in our country visits.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.