The more a man writes, the more he can write.
Cant is the voluntary overcharging or prolongation of a real sentiment; hypocrisy is the setting up a pretension to a feeling you never had and have no wish for.
The way to procure insults is to submit to them. A man meets with no more respect than he exacts.
Hope is the best possession.
Well I've had a happy life.
Want of principle is power. Truth and honesty set a limit to our efforts, which impudence and hypocrisy easily overleap.