Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning.

We mortals, men and women, devour many a disappointment between breakfast and dinner-time; keep back the tears and look a little pale about the lips, and in answer to inquiries say, "Oh, nothing!" Pride helps; and pride is not a bad thing when it only urges us to hide our hurts— not to hurt others.

A proud woman who has learned to submit carries all her pride to the reinforcement of her submission, and looks down with severe superiority on all feminine assumption as unbecoming.

Great feelings will often take the aspect of error, and great faith the aspect of illusion.

A fine lady is a squirrel-headed thing, with small airs and small notions; about as applicable to the business of life as a pair of tweezers to the clearing of a forest.

Pride helps us; and pride is not a bad thing when it only urges us to hide our own hurts—not to hurt others.

He was of an impressible nature, and lived a great deal in other people's opinions and feelings concerning himself.