Grief is, of all the passions, the one that is the most ingenious and indefatigable in finding food for its own subsistence.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonPraise is the only gift for which people are really grateful.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonA German writer observes: "The noblest characters only show themselves in their real light. All others act comedy with their fellow-men even unto the grave.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington