Uncles and aunts, and cousins, are all very well, and fathers and mothers are not to be despised; but a grandmother, at holiday time, is worth them all.
The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.
How strong sometimes is weakness!
Light hearts seldom keep company with heavy coffers.
What a pity when editors review a woman's book, that they so often fall into the error of reviewing the woman instead.
I hate the word proper. If you tell me a thing is not proper, I immediately feel the most rabid desire to go 'neck and heels' into it.