Truth is its own defense.
... can life be made undignified by any act of man?
the unfortunate thing about worldliness is that its rewards are rather less than its appetites.
it is the possibilities which are the most terrible things in life.
When a reserved person once begins to talk, nothing can stop him; and he does not want to have to listen, until he has quite finished his unfamiliar exertion.
Nobody can afford to appear more pleasant than they really are!