Men who pay their tailors never amount to anything, they never even become Cabinet ministers.
A man may and ought to pride himself more on his will than on his talent.
Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin.
The great secret of social alchemy is to profit best from each stage in our lives, to gather all its leaves in spring, all its flowers in summer, and all its fruits in autumn.
Lofty souls are always inclined to make a virtue of misfortune.
When will conventional good manners become attractive? When will ladies of fashion exhibit their shoulders a little less and their affability and wit a little more?