Imagination, which is the Eldorado of the poet and of the novel-writer, often proves the most pernicious gift to the individuals who compose the talkers instead of the writers in society.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonSociety punishes not the vices of its members, but their detection.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonPrejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.
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