Urgent necessity prompts many to do things, at the very thoughts of which they perhaps would start at other times.

No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly.

One day, in the San Francisco walk, he came upon some badly painted figures and observed that good painters imitate nature but bad ones vomit it forth.

From reading too much, and sleeping too little, his brain dried up on him and he lost his judgment.

Blessings on him, who invented sleep.

One who has not only the four S's, which are required in every good lover, but even the whole alphabet; as for example... Agreeable, Bountiful, Constant, Dutiful, Easy, Faithful, Gallant, Honorable, Ingenious, Kind, Loyal, Mild, Noble, Officious, Prudent, Quiet, Rich, Secret, True, Valiant, Wise; the X indeed, is too harsh a letter to agree with him, but he is Young and Zealous.

The worst reconciliation is better than the best divorce.