An immense percentage of snobs, I believe, is to be found in every rank of this mortal life.

Next to the very young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand.

I knew all along that the prize I had set my life on was not worth the winning.

A woman may possess the wisdom and chastity of Minerva, and we give no heed to her, if she has a plain face. What folly will not a pair of bright eyes make pardonable? What dullness may not red lips are sweet accents render pleasant? And so, with their usual sense of justice, ladies argue that because a woman is handsome, therefore she is a fool. O ladies, ladies! there are some of you who are neither handsome nor wise.

'No business before breakfast, Glum!' says the King. 'Breakfast first, business next.'

The affection of young ladies is of as rapid growth as Jack's beanstalk, and reaches up to the sky in a night.