It is always your heaviest bore who is astonished at the tameness of modern celebrities: naturally; for a little of his company has reduced them to a state of flaccid fatigue.

Of all forms of human error, prophesy is the most avoidable.

One couldn't carry on life comfortably without a little blindness to the fact that everything has been said better than we can put it ourselves.

Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress.

Knowledge slowly builds up what Ignorance in an hour pulls down.

It is better - it shall be better with me because I have known you.

but very little achievement is required in order to pity another man's shortcomings.