Life is so unlike theory.

There is no road to wealth so easy and respectable as that of matrimony.

This habit of reading, I make bold to tell you, is your pass to the greatest, the purest, and the most perfect pleasure that God has prepared for His creatures. It lasts when all other pleasures fade. It will support you when all other recreations are gone. It will last until your death. It will make your hours pleasant to you as long as you live.

This at least should be a rule through the letter-writing world: that no angry letter be posted till four-and-twenty hours will have elapsed since it was written.

There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another.

When the ivy has found its tower, when the delicate creeper has found its strong wall, we know how the parasite plants grow and prosper.

What man thinks of changing himself so as to suit his wife?