True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

That prudery which survives youth and beauty resembles a scarecrow left in the fields after harvest.

There are philanthropists who, incapable of managing their own little affairs, take upon themselves those of the whole world; but as their creditors always outnumber their disciples, they owe humanity more than she will ever owe them.

In love we are not only liable to betray ourselves, but also the secrets of others.

There is a proverb in the South that a woman laughs when she can, and weeps when she pleases.

The hatred we bear our enemies injures their happiness less than our own.

Of all trifles, titles are the lightest.