There is no denying that there are 'royal roads' through existence for the upper classes; for them, at least, the highways are macadamized, swept, and watered.

Toil is the portion of day, as sleep is that of night; but if there be one hour of the twenty-four which has the life of day without its labor, and the rest of night without its slumber, it is the lovely and languid hour of twilight.

One of the greatest of all mental pleasures is to have our thoughts often divined: ever entered into with sympathy.

Thou know'st how fearless is my trust in thee.

Are we not like the actor of old times, who wore his mask so long his face took its likeness?

My heart is its own grave!

to the many, witticisms not only require to be explained, like riddles, but are also like new shoes, which people require to wear many times before they get accustomed to them.