to be sure, marriage is all in all with the ladies; but with us gentlemen it's quite another thing!

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

. . . men seldom risk their lives where an escape is without hope of recompense.

don't be angry with the gentleman for thinking, whatever be the cause, for I assure you he makes no common practice of offending in that way.

Generosity without delicacy, like wit without judgment, generally gives as much pain as pleasure.

You must learn not only to judge but to act for yourself.

Imagination took the reins, and reason, slow-paced, though sure-footed, was unequal to a race with so eccentric and flighty a companion.