Let us fight the battle-retreat from the things that attract us and rouse ourselves to meet the things that actually attack us.
He who blushes at riding in a rattletrap, will boast when he rides in style.
If you are surprised at the number of our maladies, count our cooks.
Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
No one can keep a mask on long.
It is a youthful failing to be unable to control one's impulses.