[Man] progresses in all things by making a fool of himself.
Never repeat old grievances.
The truth is the one thing that nobody will believe.
I occasionally swank a little because people like it; a modest man is such a nuisance.
Life is a disease; and the only difference between on man and another is the stage of the disease at which he lives.
In an article on Bunyan lately published in the "Contemporary Review" - the only article on the subject worth reading on the subject I ever saw (yes, thank you, I am familiar with Macaulay's patronizing prattle about "The Pilgrim's Progress") etc.