“A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.”
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Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them.
What a pity it is that we have no amusements in England but vice and religion!
Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession do not run after distinctions and rewards but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty.
Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love and respect.
