In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to attention does not expose her to be neglected by the male sex.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonBorrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonA profound knowledge of life is the least enviable of all species of knowledge, because it can only be acquired by trials that make us regret the loss of our ignorance.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington