"Vengeance and retribution require a long time; it is the rule, rather than the exception."

"I have been a-wandering, as the fly says, and I have seen many things."

"I have not the least belief in the present system of education for the poor, as it is conducted in England."

"I have a great contempt for all forms of class distinction."

"It's a good thing to be rich, and a good thing to be strong, but it is a better thing to be beloved of many friends."