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One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.

Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does.

...why did we wait for any thing? — why not seize the pleasure at once? — How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.

Surprizes are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

There are people who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves.

Ah! there is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.

One has not great hopes from Birmingham. I always say there is something direful in the sound..