There is nothing so unready as readiness of wit.

The world is governed by love,--self-love.

To lose one's self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy. Reverie is the child of extremes.

The despotism of will in ideas is styled plan, project, character, obstinacy; its despotism in desires is called passion.

It is a notable circumstance that mothers who are themselves open to severe comments as to their, moral character, are generally most solicitous as to the virtuous behavior of their daughters.

In general, indulgence for those we know is rarer than pity for those we know not.

If poverty makes man groan, he yawns in opulence. When fortune exempts us from labor, nature overwhelms us with time.