Bore: one who has the power of speech but not the capacity for conversation.

It is the lot of man to suffer.

"As for that," said Waldenshare, "sensible men are all of the same religion." "Pray, what is that?" inquired the Prince. "Sensible men never tell."

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame,-a quality of success which would almost seem to include all others.

Cosmopolitan critics, men who are the friends of every country save their own.

The conduct of men depends upon their temperament, not upon a bunch of musty maxims.

Whenever you see a man who is successful in society, try to discover what makes him pleasing, and if possible adopt his system.