Promises are dangerous things to ask or to give.
I've a great fancy to see my own funeral afore I die.
Artificial manners vanish the moment the natural passions are touched.
The Irish sometimes make and keep a vow against whiskey; these vows are usually limited to a short time.
We are all apt to think that an opinion that differs from our own is a prejudice.
Books only spoil the originality of genius. Very well for those who can't think for themselves - But when one has made up one's opinions, there is no use in reading.