It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too much.
As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone.
The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.
Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.
Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.
