Never try to reason the prejudice out of a man. It was not reasoned into him, and cannot be reasoned out.

He who drinks a tumbler of London water has literally in his stomach more animated beings than there are men, women, and children on the face of the globe.

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.

Some men have only one book in them, others a library.

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

Heat, ma am! It was so dreadful here that I found there was nothing left for it but to take off my flesh and sit in my bones.

No furniture is so charming as books.