Miscellaneous

Whoever is admitted or sought for, in company, upon any other account than that of his merit and manners, is read more

Whoever is admitted or sought for, in company, upon any other account than that of his merit and manners, is never respected there, but only made use of. We will have such-a-one, for he sings prettily; we will invite such-a-one to a ball, for he dances well; we will have such-a-one at supper, for he is always joking and laughing; we will ask another because he plays deep at all games, or because he can drink a great deal. These are all vilifying distinctions, mortifying preferences, and exclude all ideas of esteem and regard. Whoever is had (as it is called) in company for the sake of any one thing singly, is singly that thing, and will never be considered in any other light; consequently never respected, let his merits be what they will.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

But who would rush at a benighted man, and give him two black eyes for being blind?.

But who would rush at a benighted man, and give him two black eyes for being blind?.

Never be so brief as to become obscure.

Never be so brief as to become obscure.

In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things.

I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow. read more

As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow. - From a College Window.

The mysterious is always attractive. People will always follow a vail. - The House of Gold.

The mysterious is always attractive. People will always follow a vail. - The House of Gold.

All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner; but they disbelieve the other nations's professions, rightly measuring its sincerity read more

All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner; but they disbelieve the other nations's professions, rightly measuring its sincerity by their own. - Oscar Firkins: Memoirs and Letters.