Suffering predisposes the mind to devoutness; and most young girls, prompted by instinctive tenderness, lean towards mysticism, the obscurer side of religion.

Whereas scoundrels become reconciled after knifing one another, lovers break up irrevocably over a mere glance or word.

A mother's life, you see, is one long succession of dramas, now soft and tender, now terrible. Not an hour but has its joys and fears.

Gentleness in the gait is what simplicity is in the dress. Violent gestures or quick movements inspire involuntary disrespect.

The first thing necessary to win the heart of a woman is opportunity.

The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.

An ounce of courage will go farther with women than a pound of timidity.