How clever you are, to know something of which you are ignorant.

A sick child is always the mother's property; her own feelings generally make it so.

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

To take a dislike to a young man, only because he appeared to be of a different disposition from himself, was unworthy the real liberality of mind

I come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is and always will be yours.

But remember that the pain of parting from friends will be felt by everybody at times, whatever be their education or state. Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience; or give it a more fascinating name: call it hope.

A lucky guess is never merely luck. There is always some talent in it.