"There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights."

"It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and good for a man's digestion, to know that his wife is comfortable and well taken care of; and there is nothing like a comfortable wife, to make a man comfort…"

"There is a great deal of humbug in the world, and a good deal of it in England."

"I have a great objection to all forms of cant and hypocrisy."

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