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

But the fruit that can fall without shaking Indeed is too mellow for me.

We are apt to consider Shakespeare only as a poet; but he was certainly one of the greatest moral philosophers that ever lived.

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

It's all been very interesting.

How many thousands ... earnestly seeking what they do not want, while they neglect the real blessings in their possession -- I mean the innocent gratification of their senses, which is all we can properly call our own.

The pretty fellows you speak of, I own entertain me sometimes, but is it impossible to be diverted with what one despises? I can laugh at a puppet show, at the same time I know there is nothing in it worth my attention or regard.