there are some people who never learn; indeed, few people learn by experience, so far as I have ever seen.
What happiness is there which is not purchased with more or less of pain?
One only says it is one's duty when one has something disagreeable to do.
There is nothing so costly as bargains.
... I have always been a disappointment to my friends. I have no gift of talk, not much to say; and though I have always been an excellent listener, that only succeeds under auspicious circumstances.
Married people do stand up so for each other when you say a word, however they may fight between themselves.