Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without a gem
The pure in heart are slow to credit calumnies, because they hardly comprehend what motives can be inducements to the alleged crimes.
Self-love leads men of narrow minds to measure all mankind by their own capacity.
In the career of female fame, there are few prizes to tie obtained which can vie with the obscure state of a beloved wife or a happy mother.
Compulsion hardly restores right; love yields all things.
Be shocking, be daring, be bold, be passionate.