I do not think there is anything deserving the name of society to be found out of London.

Poverty, when it is voluntary, is never despicable, but takes an heroical aspect.

The most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

What I mean by living to one's self is living in the world, as in it, not of it.

Elegance is something more than ease; it is more than a freedom from awkwardness or restraint. It implies, I conceive, a precision, a polish, a sparkling, spirited yet delicate.

General principles are not the less true or important because from their nature they elude immediate observation; they are like the air, which is not the less necessary because we neither see nor feel it.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.