Vices Are Often Habits Rather Than Passions.

The Modest Man Has Everything To Gain, And The Arrogant Man Everything To Lose; For Modesty Has Always To Deal With Generosity, And Arrogance With Envy.

The Subtle Sauce Of Malice Is Often Indulged In By Maidens Of Uncertain Age, Over Their Tea.

Wrong Is Wrong; No Fallacy Can Hide It, No Subterfuge Cover It So Shrewdly But That The All-seeing One Will Discover And Punish It.

There Is Nothing So Unready As Readiness Of Wit.

Generally Speaking, There Is More Wit Than Talent In The World. Society Swarms With Witty People Who Lack Talent.