Toil is the portion of day, as sleep is that of night; but if there be one hour of the twenty-four which has the life of day without its labor, and the rest of night without its slumber, it is the lovely and languid hour of twilight.

Habit is a second nature, and what was at first pleasure, is next necessity.

Shopping, true feminine felicity!

I think hearts are very much like glasses. If they do not break with the first ring, they usually last a considerable time.

The fearless make their own way.

The lover and the physician are each popular from the same cause - we talk to them of nothing but ourselves.

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