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.

Concealment is the foe of tranquility.

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.

Travelling is the ruin of all happiness. There's no looking at a building here after seeing Italy.

Money is the source of the greatest vice, and that nation which is most rich, is most wicked.

Childhood is never troubled with foresight.

I'd rather be done any thing to than laughed at, for, to my mind, it's one or other the disagreeablest thing in the world.