Brother, thy tail hangs down behind.

I wasted my substance, I know I did, on riotous living, so I did, but there's nothing on record to show I did more than my betters have done.

Still stands thine ancient sacrifice - An humble and a contrite heart.

A boy of to-day is affected by every change of tone and gust of opinion, so that he lies even when he desires to speak the truth.

One man in a thousand, Solomon says. Will stick more close than a brother. And it's worth while seeking him half your days If you find him before the other. ---The Thousandth Man

A people always ends by resembling its shadow.

All the people like us are we, and everyone else is They.