Alone!-that worn-out word, So idly spoken, and so coldly heard; Yet all that poets sing and grief hath known Of hopes laid waste, knells in that word ALONE!

Punctuality is the stern virtue of men of business, and the graceful courtesy of princes.

The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it

Dandies, when first-rate, are generally very agreeable men.

The curse of the great is ennui.

A pipe is the fountain of contemplation, the source of pleasure, the companion of the wise; and the man who smokes, thinks like a philosopher and acts like a Samaritan.

Revolutions are not made with rosewater.