The illustrious and noble ought to place before them certain rules and regulations, not less for their hours of leisure and relaxation than for those of business.
I remember your name perfectly, but I just can't think of your face.
The Lord is a shoving leopard.
Sir, you have tasted two whole worms; you have hissed all my mystery lectures and been caught fighting a liar in the quad; you will leave by the next town drain.
Tell me, was it you or your brother who was killed in the war?
Poor soul - very sad; her late husband, you know, a very sad death - eaten by missionaries - poor soul.
The weight of rages will press hard upon the employer
I am left with the conviction that an avalanche would be easier to dissuade than that man.
They self-inflict punishment on their own broken lives, put their faith in their possessions, in their jobs, or their wives.
That's love? To let someone beat you and be hateful to you? These people are all so. . . Weak. Powerless to change their lives. I know the feeling. All you can do is take it. No one understands how it beats you down.
It was better for me when I could imagine greatness in others, even if it wasn't always there.