hurt vanity is one of the cruelest of mortal wounds.

the unfortunate thing about worldliness is that its rewards are rather less than its appetites.

I wonder how often not the intention but the desire springs up in a doctor's mind: 'Can I let this human being out of the trap of Life?

When a reserved person once begins to talk, nothing can stop him; and he does not want to have to listen, until he has quite finished his unfamiliar exertion.

Neither saints nor angels have ever increased my faith in this enigma Life; but what are called 'common men and women' have increased it.

it is better in the long run to be cheated than to cheat. I have learned that there is no middle way.

hurt vanity is one of the cruelest of mortal wounds.