Bern Williams Bern Williams Americans are optimists. A half-truth is usually less than half of that.
Women have a favorite room, men a favorite chair.
An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity. We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody's weakness. The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a pirate. I like the word 'indolence'. It makes my laziness seem classy.