With thee conversing, I forget all time.

--_Milton._

399

It is better to turn back than to go astray.

--_From the German._

400

He who converses with no one, learns nothing.

401

As rust corrupts iron, so envy corrupts man.

--_Antisthenes._

402

_Corporations have no souls_:--Lord Chancellor Thurlow said, "that corporations have neither bodies to be punished, nor souls to be condemned; they therefore do as they like."

403

Corruption is a tree, whose branches are Of an unmeasurable length: they spread Ev'rywhere; and the dew that drops from thence Hath infected some chairs and stools of authority.

--_Beaumont and Fletcher._

404

The thatched cottage where one is merry, is preferable to a palace where one weeps.

--_From the Chinese._

405

Good counsel never comes too late.

--_German._

406

From a safe port 'tis easy to give counsel.

407

He that winna be counselled canna be helped.

--_Scotch._

408

In many counsellors there is safety.

--_From the Latin._

409

Cheerful looks make every dish a feast, And 'tis that, that crowns a welcome.

--_Ma.s.singer._

410

The countenance is frequently more expressive than the tongue.

411

A pleasing countenance is no slight advantage.

--_Duport._

412

A smiling countenance indicates courtesy, joy, good humor and happiness.

413

The character of a man's native country is as strongly impressed on his mind as its accent is on his tongue.

--_Rochefoucauld._