The brightest attractions to the lover too often prove the husband's greatest torments

Chess-players are so unsociable, they are no company for any but themselves.

I see that a man cannot give himself up to drinking without being miserable one half his days and mad the other.

What business had I to think so much of one that never thought of me?

When a lady condescends to apologise, there is no keeping one’s anger.

I cannot love a man who cannot protect me.

There are great books in this world and great worlds in books.