We can't all be lions in this world. There must be some lambs, harmless, kindly, gregarious creatures for eating and shearing.

A crow, who had flown away with a cheese from a dairy window, sate perched on a tree looking down at a great big frog in a pool underneath him.

A person can't help their birth.

A lady who sets her heart upon a lad in uniform must prepare to change lovers pretty quickly, or her life will be but a sad one.

What man's life is not overtaken by one or more of those tornadoes that send us out of the course, and fling us on rocks to shelter as best we may?

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone who dies.

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand.