But how cool, how quiet is true courage!
You must learn not only to judge but to act for yourself.
The Spring is generally fertile in new acquaintances.
The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation
the mind naturally accommodates itself, even to the most ridiculous improprieties, if they occur frequently.
You have sensible women here [in England] but then, they are very devils--censorious, uncharitable, sarcastic--the women in Scotland have twice--thrice their freedom, with all their virtue--and are very conversable and agreeable--their educations are more finished.