I should, many a good day, have blown my brains out, but for the recollection that it would have given pleasure to my mother-in-law.

Curiosity kills itself; and love is only curiosity, as is proved by its end.

Man is a carnivorous production, And must have meals, at least one meal a day; He cannot live, like woodcocks, upon suction, But, like the shark and tiger, must have prey; Although his anatomical construction Bears vegetables, in a grumbling way, Your laboring people think beyond all question, Beef, veal, and mutton better for digestion.

A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands.

I have a great mind to believe in Christianity for the mere pleasure of fancying I may be damned.

Tis sweet to listen as the night winds creep From leaf to leaf.

Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them.