Life is such a very troublesome matter, when all is said and done, that it's as well even to take its blessings quietly.

You seem to have quite a taste for discussing these horrible subjects," she said, rather scornfully; "you ought to have been a detective police officer.

Phoebe Marks was a person who never lost her individuality. Silent and self-contained, she seemed to hold herself within herself, and take no colour from the outer world.

Of course there are exceptional circumstances, and there is exceptional talent; but, unhappily, exceptional talent does not always win its reward unless favoured by exceptional circumstances.

A priest can achieve great victories with an army of women at his command.

A modern writer likens coquettes to those hunters who do not eat the game which they have successfully pursued.

Paris is a mighty schoolmaster, a grand enlightener of the provincial intellect.