Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.
For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine.
The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor.
Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things.
The worst thing that can happen to a man is to lose his money, the next worst his health, the next worst his reputation.