There can be no situation in life in which the conversation of my dear sister will not administer some comfort to me.
one would suffer a great deal to be happy.
A man that is ashamed of passions that are natural and reasonable is generally proud of those that are shameful and silly.
... if it were the fashion to go naked, the face would be hardly observed.
No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.
I am in perfect health, and hear it said I look better than ever I did in my life, which is one of those lies one is always glad to hear.