Woman's power is over the affections. A beautiful dominion is hers; but she risks its forfeiture when she seeks to extend it.
Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues.
Honesty is not only "the first step toward greatness," - it is greatness itself.
Passion doesn't look beyond the moment of its existence.
He half retrieves a defeat who yields to it gracefully.
Youth is too tumultuous for felicity; old age too insecure for happiness. The period most favorable to enjoyment, in a vigorous, fortunate, and generous life, is that between forty and sixty.