Modesty is a valuable merit ... in people who have no other, and the appearance of it is extremely useful to those who have.
You don’t know a woman until you have had a letter from her.
She suspected him of infidelity, with and without reason, morning, noon and night.
an optimist is the man who looks after your eyes, and the pessimist the person who looks after your feet.
It's always something to get one's wish, even if the wish is a failure.
A butler in an English household should, however, be English, and as much like an archbishop as possible.