The capacity to suffer varies more than anything that I have observed in human nature.

Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.

[To her host upon leaving a party:] Don't think it hasn't been charming, because it hasn't.

To marry a man out of pity is folly; and, if you think you are going to influence the kind of fellow who has never had a chance, poor devil, you are profoundly mistaken. One can only influence the strong characters in life, not the weak; and it is the height of vanity to suppose that you can make an honest man of anyone.

[On Austen Chamberlain:] He is more loyal to his friends than to his convictions.

She spends her day powdering her face till she looks like a bled pig.

Too much brilliance has its disadvantages, and misplaced wit may raise a laugh, but often beheads a topic of profound interest.