Give me, Lord, neither poverty nor riches.

Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.

Norwich is a very fine city, and the castle, which stands in the middle of it, on a hill, is truly majestic.

It is by attempting to reach the top at a single leap that so much misery is caused in the world.

He who writes badly thinks badly

Women are a sisterhood. They make common cause in behalf of the sex; and, indeed, this is natural enough, when we consider the vast power that the law gives us over them.

The power which money gives is that of brute force; it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet.