Women are sometimes drawn in to believe against probability by the unwillingness they have to doubt their own merit.

Superstitious notions propagated in infancy are hardly ever totally eradicate, not even in minds grown strong enough to despise the like credulous folly in others.

The world, the wise world, that never is wrong itself, judges always by events. And if he should use me ill, then I shall be blamed for trusting him: if well, O then I did right, to be sure!--But how would my censurers act in my case, before the event justifies or condemns the action, is the question.

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

A good man, though he will value his own countrymen, yet will think as highly of the worthy men of every nation under the sun.

By my soul, I can neither eat, drink, nor sleep; nor, what's still worse, love any woman in the world but her.

Twenty-four is a prudent age for women to marry at.