Life in clubs is no paltry sign of the times we live in. Here gentlemen gamble with others whom they would not dream of inviting to their homes.

In intimate family life, there comes a moment when children, willingly or no, become the judges of their parents.

You may imitate, but never counterfeit.

Hatred like love feeds on the merest trifles.

Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyments have been intellectual joys.

A monster which devours everything - that is familiarity.

We must certainly acknowledge that solitude is a fine thing; but it is a pleasure to have some one who can answer, and to whom we can say, from time to time, that solitude is a fine thing.