Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature .

He was touched in the cavity where his heart should have been, in that nest of addled eggs, where the birds of heaven would have lived if they had not been whistled away, by the fervour of this reproach.

Love, though said to be afflicted with blindness, is a vigilant watchman.

The privileges of the side-table included the small prerogatives of sitting next to the toast, and taking two cups of tea to other people's one.

a most excellent man, though I could have wished his trousers not quite so tight in some places and not quite so loose in others.

The year end brings no greater pleasure then the opportunity to express to you season's greetings and good wishes. May your holidays and new year be filled with joy.

Sudden shifts and changes are no bad preparation for political life.