Every limit is a beginning as well as an ending.

God, immortality, duty - how inconceivable the first, how unbelievable the second, how peremptory and absolute the third.

Souls have complexions too: what will suit one will not suit another

Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of distinct ideas.

I'm not one of those that can see the cat in the dairy and wonder what she's there for.

If I got places, sir, it was because I made myself fit for 'em. If you want to slip into a round hole, you must first make a ball of yourself; that's where it is.

Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets, on grounds other than personal liking.