Women are the true modelers of social order.

Human nature is above all things lazy.

There is a great life-giving, warming power called Love, which exists in human hearts dumb and unseen, but which has no real life, no warming power, till set free by expression.

In lecturing on cookery, as on housebuilding, I divide the subject into, not four, but five grand elements: first, Bread; second,Butter; third, Meat; fourth, Vegetables; and fifth, Tea--by which I mean, generically, all sorts of warm, comfortable drinks served out in teacups, whether they be called tea, coffee, chocolate, broma, or what not. I affirm that, if these five departments are all perfect, the great ends of domestic cookery are answered, so far as the comfort and well-being of life are concerned.

The pain of discipline is short, but the glory of the fruition is eternal.

Just so sure as one puts on any old rag, and thinks nobody will come, company is sure to call.

If you were not already my dearly loved husband I should certainly fall in love with you.