Beauty is a great gift of heaven; not for the purpose of female vanity, but a great gift for one who loves, and wishes to be beloved.

Promises are dangerous things to ask or to give.

how impossible it is not to laugh in some company, or to laugh in others.

The Irish sometimes make and keep a vow against whiskey; these vows are usually limited to a short time.

every man who takes a part in politics, especially in times when parties run high, must expect to be abused; they must bear it; and their friends must learn to bear it for them.

a straight line is the shortest possible line between any two points - an axiom equally true in morals as in mathematics.

Let the sexes mutually forgive each other their follies; or, what is much better, let them combine their talents for their general advantage.