Many a man would have turned rogue if he knew how.
One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single hole or ace, than if one has never had a chance of winning it.
Prejudice is never easy unless it can pass itself off for reason.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
There is nothing more to be esteemed than a manly firmness and decision of character.
Books wind into the heart.