You must not judge hastily or vulgarly of Snobs: to do so shows that you are yourself a Snob.

Pray, dear madam, another glass; it is Christmas time, it will do you no harm.

Hint at the existence of wickedness in a light, easy, and agreeable manner, so that nobody's fine feelings may be offended.

Never marry with the expectation of changing a person.

The tallest and the smallest among us are so alike diminutive and pitifully base, it is a meanness to calculate the difference.

Time passes, Time the consoler, Time the anodyne.

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone who dies.