There are some extraordinary fathers who seem, during the whole course of their lives, to be giving their children reasons for being consoled at their death.

The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.

The exact opposite of what is generally believed is often the truth.

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably.

There are but two ways of rising in the world: either by one's own industry or profiting by the foolishness of others.