I think I am quite wicked with roses. I like to gather them, and smell them till they have no scent left.

Art is the nearest thing to life; it is a mode of amplifying experience and extending our contact with our fellow men beyond the bounds of our personal lot.

Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest fold of the heart.

Ingenious philosophers tell you, perhaps, that the great work of the steam-engine is to create leisure for mankind. Do not believe them; it only creates a vacuum for eager thought to rush in.

To think of the part one little woman can play in the life of a man, so that to renounce her may be a very good imitation of heroism, and to win her may be a discipline.

Hostesses who entertain much must make up their parties as ministers make up their cabinets, on grounds other than personal liking.

A blush is no language; only a dubious flag - signal which may mean either of two contradictories