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

when driven to the necessity of explaining, I found that I did not myself understand what I meant.

We perfectly agreed in our ideas of traveling; we hurried from place to place as fast as horses and wheels, and curses and guineas, could carry us.

Bishop Wilkins prophesied that the time would come when gentlemen, when they were to go on a journey, would call for their wings as regularly as they call for their boots.

We may make our future by the best use of the present. There is no moment like the present.

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

half the good intentions of my life have been frustrated by my unfortunate habit of putting things off till to-morrow.