Man's most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe. A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel. The scalded cat fears even cold water. That which is bitter to endure may be sweet to remember. There is nothing more frightening than ignorance in action.
Mastery often passes for egotism.
Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. Hunger is not debatable. Some people pay a compliment like they expected a receipt. Idleness is the one fault that we excuse most easily. Hypocrisy is a tribute which vice pays to virtue.