The general public is easy. You don't have to answer to anyone; and as long as you follow the rules of your profession, you needn't worry about the consequences. But the problem with the powerful and rich is that when they are sick, they really want their doctors to cure them.

The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair.

With a smile we should instruct our youth.

Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death

It is a strange enterprise to make respectable people laugh.

And knowing money is a root of evil, in Christian charity, he'd take away whatever things may hinder your salvation.

Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.