Susceptible persons are more affected by a change of tone that by unexpected words.

But certain winds will make men's temper bad.

It's never too late to be who you were meant to be.

Half the sorrows of women would be averted if they could repress the speech they know to be useless-nay, the speech they have resolved not to utter.

If the past is not to bind us, where can duty lie? We should have no law but the inclination of the moment.

The men are mostly so slow, their thoughts overrun 'em, an' they can only catch 'em by the tail. I can count a stocking-top while a man's getting's tongue ready; an' when he outs wi' his speech at last, there's little broth to be made on't. It's your dead chicks take the longest hatchin'.

The tale of the Divine Pity was never yet believed from lips that were not felt to be moved by human pity.