One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct. — Sterne. Topics referred to by the same term
Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at.
How frequently are the honesty and integrity of a man disposed of by a smile or a shrug. How many good and generous actions have been sunk into oblivion by a distrustful look, or stamped with the imputation of bad motives, by a mysterious and seasonable whisper!