Truth is like heat or light; its vibrations are endless, and are endlessly felt.
As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it.
Nobody who is somebody looks down on anybody.
it's better to be crazy on one point and happy, than sane on all points and unhappy.
The fact is, the secret of happiness is the sense of proportion.
I have heard that a man might be his own lawyer, but you can't be your own judge.
I have no faith in a human critter who hasn't one or two bad habits.
Habit does much to reconcile us to unpleasantness.
Real divorce takes place without a decree.
A pint can't hold a quart - if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it.
Twenty-five years ago, Christmas was not the burden that it is now; there was less haggling and weighing, less quid pro quo, less fatigue of body, less weariness of soul; and, most of all, there was less loading up with trash.
as everybody knows, truthfulness and agreeable manners are often divorced on the ground of incompatibility.
Nothing may be more selfish than remorse.
One must desire something to be alive; perhaps absolute satisfaction is only another name for Death.
One must desire something to be alive.
there are few things that are more endearing than the grace of listening with attention; indeed, it is more than endearing, it is impressive - for no one knows what wisdom lies concealed in silence!
Weakness is a great bully without knowing it.
A letter is a risky thing; the writer gambles on the reader's frame of mind.
Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.
the profession of the ministry is like matrimony: if it is possible for you to keep out of it, it's a sign that you've no business to go into it!
If you are kind to an enemy, you cannot hate him.
men love their wives not because of their virtues, but in spite of them.
If you give way to fear, you'll be a coward; and ... a coward is apt to be a liar. The devil's first name is Fear.
conceit is the devil's horse, and reformers generally ride it when they are in a hurry.
Anger as well as love casts out fear.
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