there is nothing so easy as to be wise for others; a species of prodigality, by-the-by - for such wisdom is wholly wasted.

How disappointment tracks the steps of hope.

Praise is sometimes a good thing for the diffident and the despondent. It teaches them properly to rely on the kindness of others.

Truly, a little love-making is a very pleasant thing.

Social life is filled with doubts and vain aspirings; solitude, when the imagination is dethroned, is turned to weariness and ennui.

Shopping, true feminine felicity!

The truth is, we never make for others the allowance we make for ourselves; and we should deny even our own words, could we hear them spoken by another.