Credit is a matter so subtle in its essence, that, as it may be obtained almost without reason, so, without reason, may it be made to melt away.

Short accounts make long friends.

When any practice has become the fixed rule of the society in which we live, it is always wise to adhere to that rule, unless it call upon us to do something that is actually wrong. One should not offend the prejudices of the world, even if one is quite sure that they are prejudices.

The Church of England is the only church in the world that interferes neither with your politics nor your religion

Fortune favors the brave; and the world certainly gives the most credit to those who are able to give an unlimited credit to themselves.

When I sit down to write a novel I do not at all know, and I do not very much care, how it is to end.

I don't like anybody or anything," said Lucinda. Yes, you do;--you like horses to ride, and dresses to wear.