There is no royal road to learning; no short cut to the acquirement of any art.

There is no road to wealth so easy and respectable as that of matrimony . . .

There is no road to wealth so easy and respectable as that of matrimony.

There were huge posts beside the road, all twisted up like modern art. I couldn't figure out what they were, and then it dawned on me. They were billboards!

Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is pitiable.

Conduct! Is conduct everything? One may conduct oneself excellently, and yet break one's heart.