Over-confidence is as evil as undue anxiety.

Coerced innocence is like an imprisoned lark,--open the door, and it is off forever. The bird that roams through the sky and the groves unrestrained knows how to dodge the hawk and protect itself; but the caged one, the moment it leaves its bars and bolts behind, is pounced upon by the fowler or the vulture.

Fun has no limits. It is like the human race and face; there is a family likeness among all the species, but they all differ.

I have learnt a good deal from my own talk.

Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend.

Punctuality is the sole of business.

Give me a chance, says Stupid, and I will show you. Ten to one he has had his chance already, and neglected it.