You were wise not to waste years in a lawsuit ... he who commences a suit resembles him who plants a palm-tree which he will not live to see flourish.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonBorrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonConversation is the legs on which thought walks; and writing, the wings by which it flies.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonHappiness is a rare plant that seldom takes root on earth-few ever enjoyed it, except for a brief period; the search after it is rarely rewarded by the discovery, but there is an admirable substitute for it... a contented spirit.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington