The character of a woman rapidly develops after marriage, and sometimes seems to change, when in fact it is only complete.

There is no wisdom like frankness.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.

Terror has its inspiration, as well as competition.

Genius, when young, is divine.

Worry - a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and lightness from the pulse; it takes away the appetite, and turns the hair gray.