But your mind is warped by an innate principle of general integrity, and, therefore, not accessible to the cool reasonings of family partiality, or a desire of revenge.

It sometimes is a disadvantage to be so very guarded. If a woman conceals her affection from the object of it, she may loose the opportunity of fixing him.

Wickedness is always wickedness, but folly is not always folly.

Then it would not be so strong a sense. If it failed to produce equal exertion, it could not be an equal conviction.

There are few people whom I really love and still fewer of whom I think well.

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

There is hardly any personal defect... which an agreeable manner might not gradually reconcile one to.