“Customs do not concern themselves with right or wrong or reason. But they have to be obeyed; one…”

“All those instances to be found in history, whether real or fabulous, of a doubtful public spirit, at…”

“Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.”

“'Cause grace and virtue are within Prohibited degrees of kin; And therefore no true saint allows They shall…”

“All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.”

“How many things, both just and unjust, are sanctioned by custom!”