Hope is the belief, more or less strong, that joy will come.
What would life be without arithmetic, but a scene of horrors?
The two women exchanged the type of glance women use when there is no knife handy.
Let the Dean and Canons lay their heads together and the thing will be done.
Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them.
A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.