Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.

I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.

The publicis rather apt to be unreasonably discontented when a woman does marry again, than when she does not.

Good company requires only birth, education, and manners, and with regard to education is not very nice. Birth and good manners are essential; but a little learning is by no means a dangerous thing in good company; on the contrary, it will do very well.

Did not you? I did for you. But that is one great difference between us. Compliments always take you by surprise, and me never.

There are as many forms of love as there are moments in time.

A man . . . must have a very good opinion of himself when he asks people to leave their own fireside, and encounter such a day as this, for the sake of coming to see him. He must think himself a most agreeable fellow.