His death eclipsed the gayety of nations, and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure.

To forget, or pretend to do so, to return a borrowed article, is the meanest sort of petty theft.

If I have said something to hurt a man once, I shall not get the better of this by saying many things to please him.

Women have two weapons - cosmetics and tears

No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to set him above the want of hourly assistance.

Everybody loves to have things which please the palate put in their way, without trouble or preparation.

All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently to be a great evil.