Satire should, like a polished razor keen, Wound with a touch that's scarcely felt or seen.

The ultimate end of your education was to make you a good wife.

Strictly speaking, there is but one real evil: I mean acute pain. All other complaints are so considerably diminished by time that it is plain the grief is owing to our passion, since the sensation of it vanishes when that is over.

I have never had any great esteem for the generality of the fair sex, and my only consolation for being of that gender has been the assurance it gave me of never being married to any one among them.

Satire should, like a polished razor keen, Wound with a touch that's scarcely felt or seen.

[On her political writings:] It is, I confess, very possible that these my Labours may only be destined to line Trunks, or preserve roast Meat from too fierce a Fire; yet in that Shape I shall be useful to my Country.

I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.