an old woman ... is a person who has no sense of decency; if once she takes to living, the devil himself can't get rid of her.

How truly does this journal contain my real and undisguised thoughts--I always write it according to the humour I am in, and if astranger was to think it worth reading, how capricious--insolent & whimsical I must appear!--one moment flighty and half mad,--the next sad and melancholy. No matter! Its truth and simplicity are its sole recommendations.

the right line of conduct is the same for both sexes, though the manner in which it is pursued, may somewhat vary, and be accommodated to the strength or weakness of the different travelers.

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

Never shall I recollect the occasion he gave me of displeasure, without feeling it renewed.

to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.

... there's nothing but quarreling with the women; it's my belief they like it better than victuals and drink.