The rich ate and drank freely, accepting gout and apoplexy as things that ran mysteriously in respectable families.

He had the superficial kindness of a good-humored, self-satisfied nature, that fears no rivalry, and has encountered no contrarieties.

Education was almost entirely a matter of luck — usually of ill-luck — in those distant days.

The fact is, both callers and work thicken - the former sadly interfering with the latter.

I've always felt that your belongings have never been on a level with you.

In the ages since Adam's marriage, it has been good for some men to be alone, and for some women also.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.