She had not character enough to take to drinking, and moaned about, slip-shod and in curl-papers, all day.

A snob is that man or woman who is always pretending to be something better--especially richer or more fashionable--than he is.

Sure, occasion is the father of most that is good in us.

There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write.

There is no good in living in a society where you are merely the equal of everybody else. The true pleasure of life is to live with your inferiors.

The little cares, fears, tears, timid misgivings, sleepless fancies of I don't know how many days and nights, were forgotten under one moment's influence of that familiar, irresistible smile.

What is wanted for the nonce is, that folks should be as agreeable as possible in conversation and demeanor; so that good humor may be said to be one of the very best articles of dress one can wear in societ.