Our weaknesses are the indigenous produce of our characters; but our strength is the forced fruit.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonMountains appear more lofty the nearer they are approached, but great men resemble them not in this particular.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonHappiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonYes, the meeting of dear friends atones for the regret of separation; and like it so much enhances affection, that after absence one wonders how one has been able to stay away from them so long.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington