An uneasy conscience is a hair in the mouth.

Knowledge becomes wisdom only after it has been put to good use.

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.

Whatever you say, say it with conviction

In religion and politics, people's belief's and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination

The true charm of pedestrianism does not lie in the walking, or in the scenery, but in the talking. The walking is good to time the movement of the tongue by, and to keep the blood and the brain stirred up and active; the scenery and the woodsy smells are good to bear in upon a man an unconscious and unobtrusive charm and solace to eye and soul and sense; but the supreme pleasure comes from the talk.

It is curious and interesting to notice what an attraction a fussy, mincing, nickel-plated word has for you.