A woman only can understand a woman.

An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence.

Delicious tears! The heart's own dew.

How disappointment tracks the steps of hope.

The truth is, we like to talk over our disasters, because they are ours; and others like to listen, because they are not theirs.

Occupation is one great source of enjoyment. No man, properly occupied, was ever miserable.

It is curious how inseparable eating and kindness are with some people.