She was dull, unattractive, couldn't tell the time, count money or tie her own shoe laces... But I loved her

There is peace in dungeons, but is that enough to make dungeons desirable?

Do not base your life on the judgments of others; first, because they are as likely to be mistaken as you are, and further, because you cannot know that they are telling you their true thoughts.

Luxury either comes of riches or makes them necessary; it corrupts at once rich and poor, the rich by possession and the poor by covetousness.

Self-love is an instrument useful but dangerous; it often wounds the hand which makes use of it, and seldom does good without doing harm.

It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.

At length I recollected the thoughtless saying of a great princess, who, on being informed that the country people had no bread, replied, "Let them eat cake".