The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.

Some cynical Frenchman has said that there are two parties to a love-transaction: the one who loves and the other who condescends to be so treated.

Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.

Kindness is very indigestible. It disagrees with very proud stomachs.

Who has not remarked the readiness with which the closest of friends and honestest of men suspect and accuse each other of cheating when they fall out on money matters? Everybody does it. Everybody is right, I suppose, and the world is a rogue.

Ah me! we wound where we never intended to strike; we create anger where we never meant harm; and these thoughts are the thorns in our cushion. - William Makepeace Thackeray

If success is rare and slow, everybody knows how quick and easy ruin is.