The union of a want and a sentiment.

The more illegal a profit, the more tenaciously a man clings to it.

An ugly woman, married to King Henry VIII, would have defied the axe and daunted her husband's infidelities.

Virtue is always too much of a piece and too ignorant of those shades of feeling and of temperament that enable us to squint when we are placed in a false position.

The boor covers himself, the rich man or the fool adorns himself, and the elegant man gets dressed.

Our energies are often stimulated by the necessity of supporting a being weaker than ourselves.

It's not enough to be a good person. You also have to show it.