men love their wives not because of their virtues, but in spite of them.
Habit does much to reconcile us to unpleasantness.
Conscience that isn't hitched up to common sense is a mighty dangerous thing.
conceit is the devil's horse, and reformers generally ride it when they are in a hurry.
... some of the things floating about in the Well of Memory are not worth recording.
There is no embarrassment quite like the embarrassment of listening to a person for whom one has a regard making a fool of himself.