Nothing is more common than mutual dislike, where mutual approbation is particularly expected.
Grief is a species of idleness.
Let him go abroad to a distant country; let him go to some place where he is not known. Don't let him go to the devil, where he is known.
It very seldom happens to a man that his business is his pleasure.
men do not suspect faults which they do not commit
When emulation leads us to strive for self-elevation by merit alone, and not by belittling another, then it is one of the grandest possible incentives to action.