She was as one who, in madness, was resolute to throw herself from a precipice, but to whom some remnant of sanity remained which forced her to seek those who would save her from herself.
The best education is to be had at a price, as well as the best broadcloth.
High rank and soft manners may not always belong to a true heart.
One can only pour out of a jug that which is in it.
If a cook can't make soup between two and seven, she can't make it in a week.
It may almost be a question whether such wisdom as many of us have in our mature years has not come from the dying out of the power of temptation, rather than as the results of thought and resolution.