Friends are the thermometer by which we may judge the temperature of our fortunes.

A man should never boast of his courage, nor a woman of her virtue, lest their doing so should be the cause of calling their possession of them into question.

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

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

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

Grief is, of all the passions, the one that is the most ingenious and indefatigable in finding food for its own subsistence.

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