Punctuality is the soul of business

There is the kiss of welcome and of parting, the long, lingering, loving, present one; the stolen, or the mutual one; the kiss of love, of joy, and of sorrow; the seal of promise and receipt of fulfillment

A man is never astonished that he doesn't know what another does, but he is surprised at the gross ignorance of the other in not knowing what he does

Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend

A college education shows a man how little other people know

Whenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience

A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first born babe, and assures it of a mother's love