Kendini bilen, akıllı-uslu bir adam, kendine karşı son derece titiz değilse ve kendisini nefret edercesine küçümsemiyorsa gururlu da değildir.

“You see, I’m a bachelor , a man of no consequence and not used to society; besi…”

“We are not in a mincing lady's boudoir; we are, as it were, two abstract beings…”

“Remember, too, every day, and whenever you can, repeat to yourself, "Lord, have…”

“If one waits for everyone to get wiser it will take too long.”