"A little credulity helps one on through life very smoothly."

“That kind of patriotism which consists in hating all other nations.”

“Were all men equal to-night, some would get the start by rising an hour earlier to-morrow.”

“I'll not listen to reason…Reason always means what someone else has got to say.”

“It is odd enough to see how the entrance of a person of the opposite sex into an assemblage of either men or women calms down the little discordances and the disturbance of mood.”

“A wise parent humours the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and adviser when his absolute rule shall cease.”

“People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.”