To have in general but little feeling, seems to be the only security against feeling too much on any particular occasion.

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.

Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

It is better sometimes not to follow great reformers of abuses beyond the threshold of their homes.

Our thoughts are often worse than we are.

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