The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.

The union of a want and a sentiment.

Girls are apt to imagine noble and enchanting and totally imaginary figures in their own minds; they have fanciful extravagant ideas about men, and sentiment, and life; and then they innocently endow somebody or other with all the perfections for their daydreams, and put their trust in him.

Like most young people, these two attributed to the world their own intelligence and virtues. Youth who knows no failure has no mercy on the faults of other people; but it has also a sublime faith in them.

Vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn't, bleed, like colors, on the whole of our existence.

At fifteen, beauty and talent do not exist; there can only be promise of the coming woman.

Marriage must perforce fight against the all-devouring monster of habit.