The more right you have been hitherto the better you can afford to go on being right.

What is it that we all live upon but self-esteem?
When we want praise it is only because praise enables us to think well of ourselves.

Every one to himself is the centre and pivot of all the world." "It's a very poor world that goes round upon my pivot," said Mrs.
Trevelyan.
"I don't know how this quarrel came up," exclaimed Priscilla, "and I don't care to know.

But it seems a trumpery quarrel,--as to who should beg each other's pardon first, and all that kind of thing.
Sheer and simple nonsense! Ask him to let it all be forgotten.

I suppose he loves you ?" "How can I know?
He did once." "And you love him ?" "Yes.