there are virtues which are very well in the abstract, but which, encountered in the flesh, can be a source of extreme irritation.

Mary Stuart wrote, 'My end is in my beginning.' It is easier to agree with her than to decide what is the beginning, and what is the end.

It is always better to say too little than too much.

There's a general consensus of opinion that people in love are apt to look silly -- except to each other.

there are virtues which are very well in the abstract, but which, encountered in the flesh, can be a source of extreme irritation.

Money's a very serious thing - especially when you haven't got any.

when married people begin to talk about their rights, it means something has gone pretty far wrong between them.