He possessed the rare merit of making a property of his time and not a burden.

I doubt whether any girl would be satisfied with her lover's mind if she knew the whole of it.

He must have known me if he had seen me as he was wont to see me, for he was in the habit of flogging me constantly. Perhaps he did not recognize me by my face.

Here in England the welfare of the State depends on the conduct of our aristocracy.

My belief of book writing is much the same as my belief as to shoemaking. The man who will work the hardest at it, and will work with the most honest purpose, will work the best.

Beware of creating tedium!

It is a comfortable feeling to know that you stand on your own ground. Land is about the only thing that can't fly away.