It has sunk him, I cannot say how much it has sunk him in my opinion. So unlike what a man should be!-None of that upright integrity, that strict adherence to truth and principle, that distain of trick and littleness, which a man should display in every transaction of his life.

We can all begin freely—a slight preference is natural enough; but there are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement.

It is wonderful, for almost all his actions may be traced to pride;-and pride has often been his best friend.

To yield readily--easily--to the persuasion of a friend is no merit.... To yield without conviction is no compliment to the understanding of either.

to hope was to expect

An annuity is a very serious business.

Nobody, who has not been in the interior of a family, can say what the difficulties of any individual of that family may be.