Pessimism does win us great happy moments.
It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.
I am a Tory anarchist. I should like everyone to go about doing just as he pleased - short of altering any of the things to which I have grown accustomed.
Of all the objects of hatred, a woman once loved is the most hateful.
People seem to think there is something inherently noble and virtuous in the desire to go for a walk.
The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity.