When two good men contend about principles, both are always right.

Wit is an intermittent fountain; kindness is a perennial spring.

Nowadays people are born to find fault. When they look at Achilles, they see only his heel.

That bad manners are so prevalent in the world is the fault of good manners.

The sympathy of most people consists of a mixture of good-humour, curiosity, and self-importance.

There is only one proof of ability - action.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.