to call the author of this little book a fool.

are twins, and that one cannot exist without the other.

because he has studied it all his life–he may know nothing about it–may have been on the wrong road from the beginning.  There is no fraud like an old one.

It is evidence of a sour, disappointed disposition.

–it is extravagant and uncultured.

to yourself and to your family should compel you to save a little money for a rainy day.

–remember that dignity is a cover for ignorance.  No highly intellectual person is dignified–dignified persons are afraid that others will find out how little they know.

slopes off to the sides, like the roof of a house–his moral character is weak.

until you have studied it carefully and without prejudice–you are liable to do him an injustice.

and put on style, while your creditors are in want–it is not ennobling, and subjects you to many uncomplimentary remarks.