Abuse Is An Indirect Species Of Homage.

We Are All Of Us, More Or Less, The Slaves Of Opinion.

Prosperity Is A Great Teacher; Adversity Is A Greater. Possession Pampers The Mind; Privation Trains And Strengthens It.

The Mind Revolts Against Certain Opinions, As The Stomach Rejects Certain Foods.

The Chain Of Habit Coils Itself Around The Heart Like A Serpent, To Gnaw And Stifle It.

Vanity Does Not Refer To The Opinion A Man Entertains Of Himself, But To That Which He Wishes Others To Entertain Of Him.