It is one thing to wish to have truth on our side, and another to wish sincerely to be on the side of truth.

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry gets the best of the argument.

Woman is like the reed which bends to every breeze, but breaks not in the tempest.

It is folly to shiver over last year's snow.

Those who relish the study of character may profit by the reading of good works of fiction, the product of well-established authors.

It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men have dived for them; but on the contrary, men have dived for them because they fetch a high price.

Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love the truth to give them the full light.