Ceremony is all backbone.

Favoritism manifests itself in all departments of government, public and private. It is the harder to avoid, because it is so natural.

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

Ceremony is all backbone.

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.

Over-confidence is as evil as undue anxiety.

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