There are men who think themselves too wise to be religious.

That cruelty which children are permitted to show to birds and other animals will most probably exert itself on their fellow creatures when at years of maturity.

That dangerous but too commonly received notion, that a reformed rake makes the best husband.

Every scholar, I presume, is not, necessarily, a man of sense.

Air and manners are more expressive than words.

The first step in achieving prosperity and wealth is learning to appreciate what you already have.

Nothing can be more wounding to a spirit not ungenerous, than a generous forgiveness.