Evil to some is always good to others
A sick child is always the mother's property; her own feelings generally make it so.
if a woman doubts as to whether she should accept a man or not, she certainly ought to refuse him. If she can hesitate as to `Yes,' she ought to say `No' directly. It is not a state to be safely entered into with doubtful feelings, with half a heart.
There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
I do not find it easy to talk to people I don't know.
Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.