"I am not a man of many words, but I am a man of many thoughts."

"I am not a believer in the doctrine of original sin."

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, i…"

"It is a very remarkable thing, that the very people who are most anxious to get into society are the very people who are least fitted for it."

"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for someone else."