It is easier and handier for men to flatter than to praise. [Ger., Es ist dem Menschen leichter und gelaufiger, zu schmeicheln als zu loben.]

It is easy to flatter; it is harder to praise.

Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more loved ones there are to assist in bearing it.

The smallest children are nearest to God, as the smallest planets are nearest the sun

In later life, as in earlier, only a few persons influence the formation of our character; the multitude pass us by like a distant army. One friend, one teacher, one beloved, one club, one dining table, one work table are the means by which one's na

Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest