Our Consciences Are Not All Of The

That Sort Of Reputation Which Precedes Performance [is] Often The Larger Part Of A Man's Fame.

People Are Almost Always Better Than Their Neighbors Think They Are.

The Fact Is, Both Callers And Work Thicken - The Former Sadly Interfering With The Latter.

If You Deliver An Opinion At All, It Is Mere Stupidity Not To Do It With An Air Of Conviction And Well-founded Knowledge. You Make It Your Own In Uttering It, And Naturally Get Fond Of It.

For We All Of Us, Grave Or Light, Get Our Thoughts Entangled In Metaphors, And Act Fatally On The Strength Of Them.