. . . I know, by sad experience, with what difficulty a mind, weakened by long and uninterrupted suffering, admits hope, much less assurance..

I pant for retirement and leisure, but am doomed to inexpressible and almost unsupportable hurry..

The awful consciousness that one is the sole object of attention to that immense space, lined as it were with human intellect from top to bottom, and….

Alas, how wretched is the being who depends on the stability of public favour!.

. . . I believe one half of the world is born for the convenience of the other half . . ..

customary interruptions are not only gratifying and cheering, but they are also really necessary in order to gain breath and voice to carry one on th….

Sorry am I to say, I have often observed that I have performed worst when I most ardently wished to do better than ever..