Intemperance Is The Epitome Of Every Crime,

Duty, Though Set About By Thorns, May Still Be Made A Staff Supporting Even While It Tortures. Cast It Away, And, Like The Prophet's Wand, It Changes To A Snake.

Marriage Is Like Wine. It Is Not Be Properly Judged Until The Second Glass.

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Gravity Is More Suggestive Than Convincing.

The Only Athletic Sport I Ever Mastered Was Backgammon.