Love is a flower that grows in any soil, works its sweet miracles undaunted by autumn frost or winter snow, blooming fair and fragrant all the year, and blessing those who give and those who receive.

…on some occasions, women, like dreams, go by contraries.

We can't any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly.

It's a great comfort to have an artistic sister.

where I wholly love I wholly trust.

I'd rather see you poor men's wives, if you were happy, beloved, contented, than queen's on thrones, without self-respect and peace.

You have grown abominably lazy, and you like gossip, and waste time on frivolous things, you are contented to be petted and admired by silly people, instead of being loved and respected by wise ones.