It is well-known what a middleman is: he is a man who bamboozles one party and plunders the other.

Here's to the man who rode the race, who took the time, who kept the time, and who did the trick.

There is no gambling like politics.

Lady Lytton rules her husband, but that I suppose is always the case where marriages are what is called 'happy'.

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.

There is anguish in the recollection that we have not adequately appreciated the affection of those whom we have loved and lost.

Female friendships are of rapid growth.