Those who place their affections at first on trifles for amusement, will find these trifles become at last their most serious concerns.

A silent address is the genuine eloquence of sincerity.

I have seen her and sister cry over a book for an hour together, and they said, they liked the book the better the more it made them cry.

Wisdom makes a slow defense against trouble, though a sure one in the end.

As for murmurs, mother, we grumble a little now and then, to be sure; but there's no love lost between us.

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

Error is always talkative.