Dr. Holmes says, both wittily and truly, that crying widows are easiest consoled.

There is a sort of charm in ugliness, if the person has some redeeming qualities and is only ugly enough.

Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined.

A slander is like a hornet; if you cannot kill it dead at the first blow, better not to strike at it.

Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool.

I would much rather always look forward to the time when I am going to ride in a carriage, than to look back on the time when I used to.

Suicide is cheating the doctor out of job.