No spiritual mind remains within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its own strength.

Gentleness and repose are paramount to everything else in woman.

All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly.

There is no virtue which does not rejoice a well-descended nature; there is a kind of I know not what congratulation in well-doing, that gives us an inward satisfaction, and a certain generous boldness that accompanies a good conscience.

The worth of the mind consisteth not in going high, but in marching orderly.

Men are most apt to believe what they least understand.

I would rather be old for a shorter time than be old before my time.