Some think that people come to a ball to do nothing but dance; whereas everyone knows that the real business of a ball is to look out for a wife, to look after a wife, or to look after someone else's wife.

Some think that people come to a ball to do nothing but dance; whereas everyone knows that the real business of a ball is to look out for a wife, to look after a wife, or to look after someone else's wife.

The only infallible rule we know is, that the man who is always talking about being a gentleman never is one.

No one knows how ungentlemanly he can look, until he has seen himself in a shocking bad hat.

Three things I never lends - my 'oss, my wife, and my name.

There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse.

The country has its charms-cheapness for one.