Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonHere Fashion is a despot, and no one dreams of evading its dictates.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonWhen the sun shines on you, you see your friends. It requires sunshine to be seen by them to advantage!
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonThose can most easily dispense with society who are the most calculated to adorn it; they only are dependent on it who possess no mental resources, for though they bring nothing to the general mart, like beggars, they are too poor to stay at home.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington