Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life; let us swear eternal friendship.

Never give way to melancholy; resist it steadily, for the habit will encroach.

Human beings cling to their delicious tyrannies and to their exquisite nonsense, till death stares them in the face.

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort; and who, if they could only have been induced to begin, would in all probability have gone great lengths in the career of fame.

A man who wishes to make his way in life could do no better than go through the world with a boiling tea-kettle in his hand.

Find fault, when you must find fault, in private, if possible; and some time after the offense, rather than at the time.

we know nothing of tomorrow, our business is to be good and happy today