A supreme love, a motive that gives a sublime rhythm to a woman's life, and exalts habit into partnership with the soul's highest needs, is not to be had where and how she wills.

In all private quarrels the duller nature is triumphant by reason of dullness.

It's a father's duty to give his sons a fine chance.

I flutter all ways, and fly in none.

Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.

There is no killing the suspicion that deceit has once begotten.

A man falling into dark waters seeks a momentary footing even on sliding stones.