When two Eglishmen meet, their first talk is of the weather.
The peculiar doctrine of Christianity is that of a universal sacrifice and perpetual propitiation.
Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
The two offices of memory are collection and distribution.
Every man naturally persuades himself that he can keep his resolutions, nor is he convinced of his imbecility but by length of time and frequency of experiment.
Actions are visible, though motives are secret.