Great allowances ought to be made for the petulance of persons labouring under ill-health.

The first reading of a Will, where a person dies worth anything considerable, generally affords a true test of the relations' love to the deceased.

It is a happy art to know when one has said enough. I would leave my hearers wishing me to say more rather than give them cause toshow, by their inattention, that I had said too much.

The companion of an evening, and the companion for life, require very different qualifications.

Nothing dries sooner than tears.

Love before marriage is absolutely necessary.

Those commands of superiors which are contrary to our first duties are not to be obeyed.