"No Chinaman can resist temptation; all are thieves.

Justice depends on the richness of the accused.

Victory in a court of justice is to the richer.

Talk to the Chinese of Religion, of a God, of Heaven or Hell, and they yawn; speak to them of business and they are all attention.

If you ever hear of a Chinaman who is not a thief and a liar, do not believe it, Monsieur Morrison, do not believe it, they are thieves and liars every one." For eight years the priest had been in China devoting his best energies to the propagation of his religion.