The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as an Egyptian king wrote over his library,'The medicines of the soul.

Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.

Man has his will, but woman has her way.

Yes, child of suffering, thou may'st well be sure He who ordained the Sabbath loves the poor!

Leverage is everything-don't begin to pry until you've got the long arm on your side.

To obtain a man's opinion of you, make him mad.

A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an angel, any day.