Self-abnegation, that rare virtue, that good men preach and good women practice

To brag little - to show well - to crow gently, if in luck - to pay up, to own up, and to shut up, if beaten, are the virtues of a sporting man

Controversy equalizes fools and wise men - and the fools know it

A good and true woman is said to resemble a Cremona fiddle: age but increases its worth and sweetens its tone

Men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government.

The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms.