What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens.

And it is a singular truth that, though a man may shake off national habits, accent, manner of thinking, style of dress,--though he may become perfectly identified with another nation, and speak its language well, perhaps better than his own,--yet never can he succeed in changing his handwriting to a foreign style.

I suppose, to use our national motto, something will turn up.

I believe that, without party, Parliamentary government is impossible.

Generally speaking, among sensible persons, it would seem that a rich man deems that friend a sincere one who does not want to borrow his money; while, among the less favored with fortune's gifts, the sincere friend is generally esteemed to be the individual who is ready to lend it.

The Egremonts had never said anything that was remembered, or done anything that could be recalled.

Despair is the conclusion of fools.