In short I will part with anything for you but you.

We are no more free agents than the queen of clubs when she victoriously takes prisoner the knave of hearts.

Forgive what you can't excuse.

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

Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my deary, kiss me, and be quiet.

Nature has not placed us in an inferior rank to men, no more than the females of other animals, where we see no distinction of capacity, though I am persuaded if there was a commonwealth of rational horses... it would be an established maxim amongst them that a mare could not be taught to pace.

Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall retain to my day of Death the Humour of saying what I think.