Literature, like a gypsy, to be picturesque, should be a little ragged.

Dogmation is puppyism come to its full growth.

Virtue is a beautiful thing in woman when they don't go about with it like a child with a drum making all sorts of noise with it.

Modesty is a bright dish-cover, which makes us fancy there is something very nice underneath it.

We are all slaves to the shining metal.

Fix yourself upon the wealthy. In a word, take this for a golden rule through life: Never, never have a friend that is poorer than yourself.

He who owns the soil, owns up to the sky.