Credulity is the sister of innocence.

Generosity without delicacy, like wit without judgment, generally gives as much pain as pleasure.

In England, I was quite struck to see how forward the girls are made--a child of 10 years old, will chat and keep you company, while her parents are busy or out etc.--with the ease of a woman of 26. But then, how does this education go on?--Not at all: it absolutely stops short.

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.

to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.

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.

To Nobody, then, will I write my Journal! since to Nobody can I be wholly unreserved, to Nobody can I reveal every thought, every wish of my heart, with the most unlimited confidence, the most unremitting sincerity, to the end of my life!