Some persons, instead of making a religion for their God, are content to make a god of their religion. - Arthur Helps

Friendship is often outgrown; and his former child’s clothes will no more fit a man than some of his former friendships.

How often we should stop in the pursuit of folly, if it were not for the difficulties that continually beckon us onwards.

The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good advice. The rich are always advising the poor; but the poor seldom return the compliment.