Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt; It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.

Men may be very learned, and yet very miserable; it is easy to be a deep geometrician, or a sublime astronomer, but very difficult to be a good man. I esteem, …

There is no arguing with Johnson: for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.

A nightcap decked his brows instead of bay, A cap by night - a stocking all the day!

Je n'ai rien vaillant; je dois beaucoup; je donne le reste aux pauvres.

Give a beggar a dime and he'll bless you. Give him a dollar and he'll curse you for witholding the rest of your fortune. Poverty is a bag with a hole at the bo…

I think that Jesus would be disappointed in our ignoring the plight of those around us who are suffering and our focus on our own selfish short-term needs. I t…