He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather cold hearted, and rather selfish, is to be ill-disposed.

The ladies here probably exchanged looks which meant, 'Men never know when things are dirty or not;' and the gentlemen perhaps thought each to himself, 'Women will have their little nonsense and needless cares.'

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.

There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.

But if I were you, I would stand by the nephew. He has more to give.

Goldsmith tells us, that when lovely woman stoops to folly, she has nothing to do but to die; and when she stoops to be disagreeable, it is equally to be recommended as a clearer of ill-fame.

I have always maintained the importance of Aunts