I was convinced that Ceylon is the cradle of the human race because everybody there looks an original. All other nations are obviously mass produced.

No man manages his affairs as well as a tree does

Don't order any black things. Rejoice in his memory; and be radiant: leave grief to the children. Wear violet and purple. Be patient with the poor people who will snivel: they don't know; and they think they will live for ever, which makes death a division instead of a bond.

What is any respectable girl brought up to do but to catch some rich man's fancy and get the benefit of his money by marrying him?--as if a marriage ceremony could make any difference in the right or wrong of the thing!

Reformers have the idea that change can be achieved by brute sanity.

A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he has a comfortable income.

A man is like a phonograph with half-a-dozen records. You soon get tired of them all; and yet you have to sit at table whilst he reels them off to every new visitor.