Stupidity,--unconscious ignorance.

Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.

Poverty is one of them kind of misfortunes that we all of us dread but none of us pity.

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

One of the rarest things that a man ever does, is to do the best he can.

There is no passion of the human heart that promises so much and pays so little as revenge.

Titles are valuable; they make us acquainted with many persons who otherwise would be lost among the rubbish.