Women excel more in literary judgment than in literary production,--they are better critics than authors.

A woman's head is always influenced by her heart, but a man's heart is always influenced by his head.

Wit is the lightning of the mind, reason the sunshine, and reflection the moonlight.

The most certain mode of making people content with us is to make them content with themselves.

We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers

Society punishes not the vices of its members, but their detection.

Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.