A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run.

We only see clearly when we have reached the depths of woe.

Fame! it is the flower of a day, that dies when the next sun rises.

you have not a boat of your own, that is just it; that is what women always suffer from; they have to steer, but the craft is some one else's, and the haul too.

A little scandal is an excellent thing; nobody is ever brighter or happier of tongue than when he is making mischief of his neighbors.

An easy-going husband is the one indispensable comfort of life.

Intensely selfish people are always very decided as to what they wish. They do not waste their energies in considering the good of others.