There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talent.

High people, Sir, are the best; take a hundred ladies of quality, you'll find them better wives, better mothers, more willing to sacrifice their own pleasures to their children, than a hundred other women.

Where position is felt to be a birthright, generosity is possible (though not guaranteed); flexibility is not inhibited by a commitment to perpetual success.

There is no stronger craving in the world than that of the rich for titles, except that of the titled for riches.