Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father.
This great misfortune, to be incapable of solitude.
How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude!
Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest ma to do.
A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were.
Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world.