You were in a mood to quarrel. Please inform me once the inclination passes.
God, grant us our desires, and grant them quickly.
Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful. Marguerite, Countess of Blessington I praise loudly; I blame softly.
I do not love strife, because I have always found that in the end each remains of the same opinion.
self-interest usually brings injustice with it.
the title of Queen rang sweet to my ears, child though I was. ... This idea of a crown began running in my head then like a tune, and has been running a lot in it ever since.