One uncongenial guest can ruin a dinner more easily than a poor salad, and that is saying a great deal.

Married and unmarried women waste a great deal of time in feeling sorry for each other.

I had thought, in my blindness, that the great things were the easiest to do, but now I see that drudgery is an inseparable part of everything worth while, and the more worth while it is, the more drudgery is involved.

Anger is a better weapon than tears; a burr commands more respect than a sensitive plant.

Silence always gives consent.

it is bad manners to contradict a guest. You must never insult people in your own house - always go to theirs.

when you can't see straight ahead, it's because you're about to turn a corner.