‘Sensible men are all of the same religion.’ ‘And pray what is that?’ … ‘Sensible men never tell.’

‘Two nations; between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other’s habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets; who are formed by a different breeding, are fed by a different food, are ordered by different manners, and are not governed by the same laws.’ ‘You speak of—’ said Egremont, hesitatingly, ‘ THE RICH AND THE POOR. ’

A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy.

A dark horse, which had never been thought of, and which the careless St James had never even observed in the list, rushed past the grand stand in sweeping triumph.

A good eater must be a good man; for a good eater must have a good digestion, and a good digestion depends upon a good conscience.

A sophistical rhetorician, inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity.

A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.