Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend.

He who sports compliments, unless he takes good aim, may miss his mark, and be wounded by the recoil of his own weapon.

The memory of past favors is like a rainbow, bright, vivid, and beautiful; but it soon fades away. The in memory of injuries is engraved on the heart, and remains forever.

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

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

Loud-dressing men and women have also loud characters.

Vanity is not half a bad principle, if it will but stick to legitimate business.