Every man is his own greatest dupe.
Ah, could the soul, like the body, have a mirror! It has,--a friend.
God hands gifts to some, whispers them to others.
Cunning is the dwarf of wisdom.
Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond districts of the mind.
To appreciate and use correctly a valuable maxim requires a genius; a vital appropriating exercise of mind closely allied to that which first created it.