There is no remedy so easy as books, which if they do not give cheerfulness, at least restore quiet to the most troubled mind.

Begin nothing without considering what the end may be.

The one thing that reconciles me to the fact of being a woman is the reflection that it delivers me from the necessity of being married to one.

A woman, till five-and-thirty, is only looked upon as a raw girl, and can possibly make no noise in the world till about forty.

While conscience is our friend, all is at peace; however once it is offended, farewell to a tranquil mind.

... if it were the fashion to go naked, the face would be hardly observed.

'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.