We can't all be lions in this world. There must be some lambs, harmless, kindly, gregarious creatures for eating and shearing.

Be it remembered that man subsists upon the air more than upon his meat and drink; but no one can exist for an hour without a copious supply of air. The atmosphere which some breathe is contaminated and adulterated, and with its vital principles so diminished that it cannot fully decarbonize the blood, nor fully excite the nervous system.

Are not there little chapters in everybody's life, that seem to be nothing, and yet affect all the rest of the history?

Vanity Fair is a very vain, wicked, foolish place, full of all sorts of humbugs and falsenesses and pretensions.

To our betters eve can reconcile ourselves, if you please--respecting them sincerely, laughing at their jokes, making allowance for their stupidities, meekly suffering their insolence; but we can't pardon our equals going beyond us.

To forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness?

Werther had a love for Charlotte Such as words could never utter; Would you know how first he met her? She was cutting bread and butter.