Don't buy a single vote more than necessary.

Religion is in the heart, not in the knees.

Etiquette has no regard for moral qualities.

A creature undefiled by the taint of the world, unvexed by its injustice, unwearied by its hollow pleasures; a being fresh from the source of light, with something of its universal lustre in it. If childhood be this, how holy the duty to see that in its onward growth it shall be no other!

There are a good many pious people who are as careful of their religion as of their best service of china, only using it on holy occasions, for fear it should get chipped or flawed in working-day wear.

Patience is the strongest of strong drinks; for it kills the giant despair.

Keep your eyes and ears open, if you desire to get on in the world.