Wit lives in the present, but genius survives the future.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonA woman's head is always influenced by her heart, but a man's heart is always influenced by his head.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonPleasure is like a cordial - a little of it is not injurious, but too much destroys.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonThere are no persons capable of stooping so low as those who desire to rise in the world.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington