We don’t bother about dress and manners in England, because as a nation we don’t dress well and we’ve no manners. 582
Depend upon it, Sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully. 2.27K
The ugliest of trades have their moments of pleasure. Now, if I were a grave-digger, or even a hangman, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of enjoyment. 538
My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfies us both. They are to say what they please, and I am to do what I please. 733
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known. 2.44K
