Many minds that have withstood the most severe trials have been broken down by a succession of ignoble cares.

We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers

When the sun shines on you, you see your friends. It requires sunshine to be seen by them to advantage!

The difference between weakness and wickedness is much less than people suppose; and the consequences are nearly always the same.

Sure there's different roads from this to Dungarvan* - some thinks one road pleasanter, and some think another; wouldn't it be mighty foolish to quarrel for this? - and sure isn't it twice worse to thry to interfere with people for choosing the road they like best to heaven?

Love matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to condemn themselves to a life of vinegar.

There are some chagrins of the heart which a friend ought to try to console without betraying a knowledge of their existence, as there are physical maladies which a physician ought to seek to heal without letting the sufferer know that he has discovered their extent.