The discussing the characters and foibles of common friends is a great sweetness and cement of friendship.
A great mind is one that can forget or look beyond itself.
Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.
A nickname is the hardest stone that the devil can throw at a man.
The English (it must be owned) are rather a foul-mouthed nation.
There is nothing good to be had in the country, or if there is, they will not let you have it.