In matters of religion and matrimony I never give any advice; because I will not have anybody's torments in this world or the next... laid to my charge.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themse...lves. A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share of it in another.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Observe it, the vulgar often laugh, but never smile, whereas well-bred people often smile, and seldom or never laugh. A witty thin...g never excited laughter, it pleases only the mind and never distorts the countenance.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »