The more things change, the more they stay the same.
A widow is like a frigate of which the first captain has been shipwrecked.
Dress is the great business of all women, and the fixed idea of some.
Love in marriage should be the accomplishment of a beautiful dream, and not, as it too often is, the end.
Happiness is composed of misfortunes avoided.
If there is a fruit that can be eaten raw, it is beauty.