To be vested with enormous authority is a fine thing; but to have the on-looking world consent to it is finer.
It is better to take what does not belong to you than to let it lie around neglected.
As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake.
A wanton waste of projectiles.
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.
We are always too busy for our children; we never give them the time or interest they deserve. We lavish gifts upon them; but the most precious gift, our personal association, which means so much to them, we give grudgingly.