Self-preservation Is The First Law Of Nature.

A Man's Friendships Are, Like His Will, Invalidated By Marriage - But They Are Also No Less Invalidated By The Marriage Of His Friends.

The History Of The World Is The Record Of The Weakness, Frailty And Death Of Public Opinion.

If God Wants Us To Do A Thing, He Should Make His Wishes Sufficiently Clear. Sensible People Will Wait Till He Has Done This Before Paying Much Attention To Him.

Evil Is Like Water, It Abounds, Is Cheap, Soon Fouls, But Runs Itself Clear Of Taint.

Mr. Tennyson Has Said That More Things Are Wrought By Prayer Than This World Dreams Of, But He Wisely Refrains From Saying Whether They Are Good Or Bad Things.