Virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when it is crushed.

Money and titles may be hereditary," she would say, "but brains are not,".

There is such wonderful balm in self-imposed sacrifice.

Even the worst moments and the weariest journeys must come to an end.

In the chain of my life, there were so many links, all of which tended towards bringing me to the fulfillment of my destiny.

We must prove to the world that we are all nincompoops

Thus human beings judge of one another, superficially, casually, throwing contempt on one another, with but little reason, and no charity.

Odd's fish, m'dear! The man can't even tie his own cravat!

The weariest night, the longest day, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.

Look at this limp cravet. And the sad state of those cuffs. I can hardly bring myself to look upon them.

Sink me! Your taylors have betrayed you! T'wood serve you better to send THEM to Madam Guillotine

My body has certainly wandered a good deal but I have an uneasy suspicion that my mind has not wandered enough.

I just want to grow spiritually with the Lord. I'm keeping strong at it, just trying to make my walk with faith a little better.

So you’ve made a friend. How sad for them.

When you build a career, you should never imitate anybody.

Be careful what you say. You can say something hurtful in ten seconds, but ten years later, the wounds are still there.

Cyriack, whose Grandsire on the Royal Bench Of British Themis, with no mean applause Pronounced and in his volumes taught our Laws, Which others at their Bar so often wrench

The first organization structure in the modern West was laid down in the canon law of the Catholic Church eight hundred years ago.

Impunity should be condemned in any corner of the world.

I think there's a stigma to some degree about the outer boroughs and Jersey, and whether their stories are worth telling.

I have wanted to kill myself a million times, but somehow I am still in love with life.