I trust you to make it appear wholly so to the fair lady herself." "We might be younger and fare better at that sort of thing." "Altogether to the contrary, my friend! Do not mistake this lady.
Youth would be an absolute bar to success.

Age, dignity, a public reputation such as yours,--these are the only things which by any possibility could gain success; and, frankly, even these may fail.
At least, I honestly wish you success, and there has been no jest in what I said about the support of Mr.Fillmore's family and his party.

You know that there is honesty even in politics, sometimes; and there is silence, I promise that.

Take my advice.

Put her in a sack, drop her overboard in mid-ocean.