A good book is the plectrum with which our else silent lyres are struck.
Pity the man who has a character to support --it is worse than a large family -- he is silent poor indeed.
We falsely attribute to men a determined character -- putting together all their yesterdays -- and averaging them -- we presume we know them. Pity the man who has character to support -- it is worse than a large family -- he is the silent poor indeed.