One of the most marked characteristics of our day is a reckless neglect of principles, and a rigid adherence to their semblance.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonThoughts come maimed and plucked of plumage from the lips, which, from the pea, in the silence of your own leisure and study, would be born with far more beauty.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonThe infirmities of genius are often mistaken for its privileges.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonSuperstition is only the fear of belief, while religion is the confidence.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington