Kindness acts Not always as you think; a hated hand Renders it odious.
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
When obedience is so impious, revolt is a necessity.
Your arm is unvanquished, but not invincible.
I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.
When a woman has the gift of silence she possesses a quality above the vulgar. It is a gift of Heaven seldom bestowed; without a little miracle it cannot be accomplished; and Nature suffers violence when Heaven puts a woman in the humor of observing silence.