Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.

Let us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest.

Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

A man who tries to surpass another may perhaps succeed in equaling inot actually surpassing him, but one who merely follows can never quite come up with him: a follower, necessarily, is always behind.

It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy's mind from effort.

Men of quality are in the wrong to undervalue, as they often do, the practise of a fair and quick hand in writing; for it is no immaterial accomplishment.