Maxioms by Hosea Ballou
Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.
Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.
Pretension almost always overdoes the original, and hence exposes itself.
Pretension almost always overdoes the original, and hence exposes itself.
It is but a step from companionship to slavery when one associates with vice.
It is but a step from companionship to slavery when one associates with vice.
A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink-drop soileth the pure white page.
A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink-drop soileth the pure white page.
A chaste and lucid style is indicative of the same personal
traits in the author.
A chaste and lucid style is indicative of the same personal
traits in the author.
