Be not the first by whom the new are tried,
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.

Be not the first by whom the new are tried,
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.

They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever.

They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever.

Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your read more

Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart

It is better to be faithful than famous.

It is better to be faithful than famous.

I never will desert Mr. Micawber.

I never will desert Mr. Micawber.

Pleas'd to the last he crops the flowery food,
And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood.

Pleas'd to the last he crops the flowery food,
And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood.

Sometimes party loyalty asks too much

Sometimes party loyalty asks too much

An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as charming as if she read more

An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as charming as if she weren't.

I believe in a kind of fidelity to your own early ideas; it's a kind of antagonism in me to read more

I believe in a kind of fidelity to your own early ideas; it's a kind of antagonism in me to prevailing fads.