Business, you know, may bring you money, but friendship hardly ever does.

General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation that is what I call good company.

My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation that is what I call good company.

I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.

We do not look in our great cities for our best morality.

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.