To a heart formed for friendship and affection the charms of solitude are very short-lived.
A little alarm now and then keeps life from stagnation.
People who live together naturally catch the looks and air of one another and without having one feature alike, they contract a something in the whole countenance which strikes one as a resemblance
How little has situation to do with happiness.
Childhood is never troubled with foresight.
She [Evelina] is not, indeed, like most modern young ladies; to be known in half an hour; her modest worth, and fearful excellence, require both time and encouragement to show themselves.