Without music, life would be a blank to me.

If this man had not twelve thousand a year, he would be a very stupid fellow.

Do you not want to know who has taken it?" cried his wife impatiently.

That is what I like; that is what a young man ought to be. Whatever be his pursuits, his eagerness in them should know no moderation, and leave him no sense of fatigue.

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.

I assure you. I have no notion of treating men with such respect. That is the way to spoil them.

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.