an old woman ... is a person who has no sense of decency; if once she takes to living, the devil himself can't get rid of her.

Childhood is never troubled with foresight.

I'd rather be done any thing to than laughed at, for, to my mind, it's one or other the disagreeablest thing in the world.

There si nothing upon the face of the earth so insipid as a medium. Give me love or hate! A friend that will go to jail for me, or an enemy that will run me through the body!

... there's nothing but quarreling with the women; it's my belief they like it better than victuals and drink.

Wealth per se I never too much valued, and my acquaintance with its possessors has by no means increased my veneration for it.

But if the young are never tired of erring in conduct, neither are the older in erring of judgment.