Politeness induces morality. Serenity of manners requires serenity of mind.
When I behold the passion for ornamentation, and the corresponding power, I feel as if women had so far shown what they are bad for, rather than what they are good for.
How utterly are one's best thoughts invaded by this going out in society.
My children are babies and my husband has scarcely half an hour in 24 to give me.
I shall stick to my resolution of writing always what I think no matter whom it offends.
When I see the elaborate study and ingenuity displayed by women in the pursuit of trifles, I feel no doubt of their capacity for the most herculean undertakings.