Henry Wheeler ShawThinkers

Admiration is a youthful fancy which scarcely ever survives to mature years.

Ambition is like hunger ; it obeys ne law but its appetite.

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

Exaggeration is so profound an addiction for some people that they actually can't tell the truth without lying.

Experience is a grindstone; and it is lucky for' us if we can get brightened by it, and not ground.

Fortune is like a coquette... if you don`t run after her, she will run after you.

Ill nature is a sort of running sore of the disposition.

Jealousy is one of love’s parasites.

Knowledge is like money, the more a man gets, the more he craves.

An Opinion should be formed with great caution, and changed with greater.