He was so benevolent, so merciful a man that, in his mistaken passion, he would have held an umbrella over a duck in a shower of rain.

He is one of those wise philanthropists who, in a time of famine, would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks.

He was so benevolent, so merciful a man that, in his mistaken passion, he would have held an umbrella over a duck in a shower of rain.

It takes all sorts of people to make a world.

As for the brandy, "nothing extenuate"; and the water, put nought in in malice.

Wit, like money, bears an extra value when rung down immediately it is wanted. Men pay severely who require credit.

After all there is something about a wedding-gown prettier than in any other gown in the world.