All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast.

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

When you become used to never being alone, you may consider yourself Americanised

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

Housekeeping in common is for women the acid test.

Our minds have unbelievable power over our bodies.

Sincerity is glass, discretion is diamond.