A woman should not take a lover without the consent of her heart, nor a husband without the consent of her reason.

Gentleness! more powerful than Hercules.

The mind has great advantages over the body; however the body often furnishes little treats ... which offer the mind relief from sad thoughts.

Equality is the share of every one at their advent upon earth, and equality is also theirs when placed beneath it.

Actors ought to be larger than life. You come across quite enough ordinary, nondescript people in daily life and I don't see why you should be subjected to them on the stage too.

Shall I tell you what makes love so dangerous? 'Tis the too high idea we are apt to form of it.

It is not enough to be wise, one must be engaging.