Even the most careless people have a sort of aversion to signing things which they have never considered. - Arthur Helps

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.

Our knowledge of human nature is for the most part empirical; and it would often be better, if, instead of endeavouring to say some new things ourselves, we were to confirm without more words the sayings of another.

The most enthusiastic man in a cause is rarely chosen as the leader.