The bore is usually considered a harmless creature, or of that class of irrationa bipeds who hurt only themselves.

Remember, we can judge better by the conduct of people towards others than by their manner towards ourselves.

No man ever distinguished himself who could not bear to be laughed at.

Those who are animated by hope can perform what would seem impossibilities to those who are under the depressing influence of fear.

If young women were not deceived into a belief that affectation pleases, they would scarcely trouble themselves to practise it so much.

The labor of thinking was so great to me, that having once come to a conclusion upon any subject, I would rather persist in it, right or wrong, than be at the trouble of going over the process again to revise and rectify my judgment.

According to the Asiatics, Cupid's bow is strung with bees which are apt to sting, sometimes fatally, those who meddle with it.