The silver ore of pure charity is an expensive article in the catalogue of a man's good qualities.

I was struck all on a heap.

Wit loses its point when dipped in malice.

She's as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile.

Here 's to the maiden of bashful fifteen; Here 's to the widow of fifty; Here 's to the flaunting, extravagant queen, And here 's to the housewife that 's thrifty! Let the toast pass; Drink to the lass; I 'll warrant she 'll prove an excuse for the glass.

There's only one truth about war: people die.

A readiness to resent injuries is a virtue only in those who are slow to injure.