A Cruel Story Runs On Wheels, And

It Is Hard Work To Be Good When You Are Very Little And Very Hungry, And Have Many Sticks To Beat You, And No Mother's Lips To Kiss You.

There Is No Applause That So Flatters A Man As That Which He Wrings From Unwilling Throats.

The Joy Of A Strong Nature Is As Cloudless As Its Suffering Is Desolate.

Emulation Is Active Virtue; Envy Is Brooding Malice.

A Little Scandal Is An Excellent Thing; Nobody Is Ever Brighter Or Happier Of Tongue Than When He Is Making Mischief Of His Neighbors.