A proud woman who has learned to submit carries all her pride to the reinforcement of her submission, and looks down with severe superiority on all feminine assumption as unbecoming.

Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets, on grounds other than personal liking.

Oh, child, men's men: gentle or simple, they're much of a muchness.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

Melodies die out, like the pipe of Pan, with the ears that love them and listen for them.

It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.

The sense of an entailed disadvantage - the deformed foot doubtfully hidden by the shoe, makes a restlessly active spiritual yeast, and easily turns a self-centered, unloving nature into an Ishmaelite.