Whenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience.
The suspicious parent makes an artful child.
Every man's religion is his own, and nobody else's business.
Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend.
Favoritism manifests itself in all departments of government, public and private. It is the harder to avoid, because it is so natural.
Vanity is not half a bad principle, if it will but stick to legitimate business.