The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing. Let your falls not be on a prepared ground, but let them be bona fide falls in the rough and tumble of the world.

I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill and is not obliged to work till one is better.

The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by all that is.

People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.

Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a dial to the sun, although it be not shined upon.

The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places.

The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderated use rather than total abstinence.