My good opinion once lost is lost forever.

It would be most right, and most wise, and, therefore must involve least suffering.

Mary wished to say something very sensible, but knew not how.

Here and there, human nature may be great in times of trial, but generally speaking it is its weakness and not its strength that appears in a sick chamber.

Time did not compose her.

The stream is as good as at first; the little rubbish it collects in the turnings is easily moved away.

I know so many who have married in the full expectation and confidence of some one particular advantage in the connection, or accomplishment, or good quality in the person, who have found themselves entirely deceived, and been obliged to put up with exactly the reverse. What is this but a take in?