Proverbs were anterior to boots, and formed the wisdom of the vulgar, and in the earliest ages were the unwritten laws of morality.

At present the peace of the world has been preserved, not by statesmen, but by capitalists.

A beautiful hand is an excellent thing in woman; it is a charm that never palls; and better than all, it is a means of fascinating that never disappears.

The world is ruled by other people, than people believe to know.

London is a modern Babylon.

What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary error is often more earnest than truth.

Accent and emphasis are the pith of reading; punctuation is but secondary.