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

The secret of great fortunes without apparent cause is a crime forgotten, forgotten because it was properly done.

No navigator has yet traced lines of latitude and longitude on the conjugal sea.

A woman's greatest charm consists in a constant appeal to a man's generosity by a gracious declaration of helplessness which fills him with pride and awakens the most magnificent feelings in his heart.

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

Grief ennobles the commonest people because it has its own essential grandeur. To shine with the luster of grief, a person need only be sincere.

Great minds always tend to see virtue in misfortune.