There was but one thing for him;- to persevere till he got her, or till he had finally lost her. And should the latter be his fate, as he began to fear that it would be, then, he would live, but live only, like a crippled man.

Though they were Liberals they were not democrats; nor yet infidels.

Nothing surely is as potent as a law that may not be disobeyed. It has the force of the water drop that hollows the stone. A small dainty task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.

It is very hard, that necessity of listening to a man who says nothing

There are some points on which no man can be contented to follow the advice of another - some subjects on which a man can consult his own conscience only.

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

There was but one thing for him;- to persevere till he got her, or till he had finally lost her. And should the latter be his fate, as he began to fear that it would be, then, he would live, but live only, like a crippled man.