"I am a very proud man, and I have a great contempt for those who are not."

"Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers."

"I have a great respect for the opinion of the world, but I have a still greater respect for my own."

"I have great hopes that we shall love each other all our lives as much as if we had never married at all."

"There is no doubt that I am a very selfish person."