It is worth noticing that those who assume an imposing demeanor and seek to pass themselves off for something beyond what they are, are not unfrequently as much underrated by some as overrated by others.

The more secure we feel against our liability to any error to which, in fact, we are liable, the greater must be our danger of falling into it.

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

It is an awful, an appalling thought, that we may be, this moment and every moment, in the presence of malignant spirits.

Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man.

To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good; the very perfection of manners is not to think about yourself.

Some men's reputation seems like seed-wheat, which thrives best when brought from a distance.