Weakness is a great bully without knowing it.

Books are like sapphires; they must be polished - polished! or else you insult your readers.

Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.

Habit does much to reconcile us to unpleasantness.

A sneer is like a flame; it may occasionally be curative because it cauterizes, but it leaves a bitter scar.

When did Youth ever thank Age for its wisdom?

moral vanity is the snare of good people.