No one can expect a majority to be stirred by motives other than ignoble.
What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? But the man who orders his life according to their teachings cannot go far wrong.
How often could things be remedied by a word. How often is it left unspoken.
To find a friend one must close one eye. To keep him...two.
The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every day.
It seldom pays to be rude. It never pays to be only half-rude.