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

I look upon Switzerland as an inferior sort of Scotland.

Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea! How did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea.

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

Let the Dean and Canons lay their heads together and the thing will be done.

People who love only once in their lives are shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the lethargy of custom, or their lack of imagination

A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.