I was put to the grammar-school at eight years of age, my father intending to devote me, as the tithe of his sons, to the service of the Church.
The second vice is lying, the first is running in debt.
Alas, I know if I ever became truly humble, I would be proud of it.
Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.
Rich widows are the only secondhand goods that sell at first-class prices.
There is nothing wrong with retirement as long as one doesn't allow it to interfere with one's work.