To be a woman condemned to a wretched and disgraceful punishment is no impediment to beauty, but it is an insurmountable obstacle to power. Like all persons of real genius, her ladyship well knew what accorded with her nature and her means. Poverty disgusted her -subjection deprived her of two-thirds of her greatness. Her ladyship was only a queen amongst queens: the enjoyment of satisfied pride was essential to her sway. To command beings of an inferior nature, was, to her, rather a humiliation than a pleasure.

Happiness is egotistical.

...remember that what has once been done may be done again.

So rapid is the flight of our dreams upon the wings of imagination.

One's work may be finished someday, but one's education never.

God orders a man to do all he can to save his life.

There is no friendship that cares about an overheard secret.