Some people are all quality; you would think they are made up of nothing but title and genealogy. The stamp of dignity defaces in them the very character of humanity and transports them to such a degree of haughtiness that they reckon it below themselves to exercise either good nature or good manners.
Roger L'EstrangeHe that upon a true principle lives, without any disquiet of thought, may be said to be happy.
Roger L'EstrangeUnruly ambition is deaf, not only to the advice of friends, but to the counsels and monitions of reason itself.
Roger L'EstrangeIt is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable.
Roger L'Estrange