A female friend, amiable, clever, and devoted, is a possession more valuable than parks and palaces; and without such a muse, few men can succeed in life, none be contented.

"Sorry" only counts for that which it cannot alter.

Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.

There are so many plans, so many schemes, and so many reasons why there should be neither plans nor schemes.

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

All is race; there is no other truth ,and every race must fall which carelessly suffers its blood to become mixed.

It is knowledge that influences and equalizes the social condition of man; that gives to all, however different their political position, passions which are in common, and enjoyments which are universal.