A brave man is sometimes a desperado: a bully is always a coward.

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

There is the kiss of welcome and of parting, the long, lingering, loving, present one; the stolen, or the mutual one; the kiss of love, of joy, and of sorrow; the seal of promise and receipt of fulfillment.

Money is a necessity; so is dirt.

A coxcomb is four-fifths affectation and one-fifth vanity.

Whenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience.

A woman who wants a charitable heart wants a pure mind.