Breed is stronger than pasture.

We are overhasty to speak as if God did not manifest himself by our silent feeling, and make his love felt through ours.

Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning; but give me the man who has the pluck to fight when he's sure of losing.

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

There is a sort of subjection which is the peculiar heritage of largeness and of love; and strength is often only another name for willing bondage to irremediable weakness.

A woman dictates before marriage in order that she may have an appetite for submission afterwards.

Society never made the preposterous demand that a man should think as much about his own qualifications for making a charming girl happy as he thinks of hers for making himself happy.