Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind; Though fraught with all learning, yet straining his throat To persuade Tommy Townshend to lend him a vote. Who too deep for his hearers still went on refining, And thought of convincing while they thought of dining: Though equal to all things, for all things unfit; Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit.

You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.

Girls like to be played with and rumpled a little too sometimes.

We seldom speak of the virtue which we have, but much oftener of that which we lack.

A book may be very amusing with numerous errors, or it may be very dull without a single absurdity.

It has been remarked that almost every character which has excited either attention or pity has owed part of its success to merit, and part to a happy concurrence of circumstances in its favor. Had Caesar or Cromwell exchanged countries, the one might have been a sergeant and the other an exciseman.

Crime generally punishes itself.