Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one.

Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings.

Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others.

Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.

The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation.