As I approach a second childhood, I endeavor to enter into the pleasures of it.

It goes far towards reconciling me to being a woman, when I reflect that I am thus in no danger of ever marrying one.

You can be pleased with nothing if you are not pleased with yourself.

'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.

I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.

One can never outlive one's vanity.

Only a mother knows a mother's fondness.