30. How easy it is to follow one of the two lives—the animal or the intellectual! how difficult to conciliate the two!—Hamerton.

31.

Govern the lips

As they were palace-doors, the King within.

32. The way to be satisfied with the present state of things is to enjoy that state of things.—Bagehot.

33. It is lawful to pray God that we be not led into temptation; but not lawful to skulk from those that come to us.—Stevenson.

34. The consequence was that just when we were the most afraid to laugh, we saw the most comical things to laugh at.—Beecher.

35.

It’s wiser being good than bad;

It’s safer being meek than fierce;