I do not know whether there be, as a rule, more vocal expression of the sentiment of love between a man and a woman, than there is between two thrushes. They whistle and call to each other, guided by instinct rather than by reason.

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

Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is pitiable.

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

A fellow oughtn't to let his family property go to pieces.

One can only pour out of a jug that which is in it.

Marvelous is the power which can be exercised, almost unconsciously, over a company, or an individual, or even upon a crowd by one person gifted with good temper, good digestion, good intellects, and good looks.