It is only when we are very happy that we can bear to gaze merrily upon the vast and limitless expanse of water, rolling on and on with such persistent, irritating monotony, to the accompaniment of our thoughts, whether grave or gay.

Look at this limp cravet. And the sad state of those cuffs. I can hardly bring myself to look upon them.

Even the worst moments and the weariest journeys must come to an end.

We must prove to the world that we are all nincompoops

Your mock saint who stands in a niche is not a woman if she have not suffered, still less a woman if she have not sinned. Fall at the feet of your idol as you wish, but drag her down to your level after that -- the only level she should ever reach, that of your heart.

I take it, sir, that you do not approve of our new society." "Approval, sir, in my opinion, demands the attainment of perfection. And in that sense, you rather overrate the charms of your society. I'faith, for one thing, it does seem monstrous ill-dressed for any society, even a new one.

Thus human beings judge of one another, superficially, casually, throwing contempt on one another, with but little reason, and no charity.