The majority of women have no principles of their own; they are guided by the heart, and depend for their own conduct, upon that of the men they love.

It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?

As a man falls out of favour and his wealth declines, we discover for the first time the ridiculous aspects of his character, which were always there but which wealth and favour had concealed.

The most amiable people are those who least wound the self-love of others.

If our life is unhappy it is painful to bear; if it is happy it is horrible to lose, So the one is pretty equal to the other.

If a handsome woman allows that another woman is beautiful, we may safely conclude she excels her.

A blockhead cannot come in, nor go away, nor sit, nor rise, nor stand, like a man of sense.