Of new acquaintances one can never be sure because one likes them one day that it will be so the next. Of old friends one is sure that it will be the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Effective magic is transcendent nature.
To judge wisely, we must know how things appear to the unwise.
Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress.
Uncomfortable thoughts must be got rid of by good intentions for the future.
I am not resigned: I am not sure life is long enough to learn that lesson.