Oh dear, life is pretty tough sometimes, isn't it?

Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.

She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners.

The fear of being an old maid made young girls rush into matrimony with a recklessness that astonishes.

The duty we owe ourselves is greater than that we owe others.

Six weeks is a long time to wait, and a still longer time for a girl to keep a secret.

... because I have fallen in love with so many pretty girls and never once the least bit with any man.