Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing characteristic.
It is the stupid and the ugly who have the best of it in this world.
Irony is wasted on the stupid.
One can always be kind to people about whom one cares nothing.
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
Women have a much better time than men in this world; there are far more things forbidden to them.
The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means.
Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.