In literature imitations do not imitate.
We can secure other people's approval, if we do right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred of it, and no way has been found out of securing that.
Good fathers not only tell us how to live, they show us.
There are some few people I respect and admire, but I don't think much of the species.
When angry, count to a hundred.
When you ascend the hill of prosperity, may you not meet a friend.