Give your host a little something when you leave; little presents are little courtesies and never offend.

Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today.

The first step in a person's salvation is knowledge of their sin.

The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people.