How sternly we reproach virtue for its failings, how indulgent we are to the better qualities of vice!

Perhaps it is only human nature to inflict suffering on anything that will endure suffering, whether by reason of its genuine humility, or indifference, or sheer helplessness.

Hope is a memory that desires, the memory is a memory that has enjoyed.

In a world of hunchbacks, a fine figure becomes a monstrosity.

Many men are deeply moved by the mere semblance of suffering in a woman; they take the look of pain for a sign of constancy or of love.

A courage which looks easy & yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating day after day the same lessons - the least rewarded of all forms of courage.

Marriage is an institution necessary to the maintenance of society but contrary to the laws of nature.