She who is more ashamed of dishonesty than of poverty will not be easily overcome.

To what a bad choice is many a worthy woman betrayed, by that false and inconsiderate notion, That a reformed rake makes the best husband!

Women love those best (whether men, women, or children) who give them most pain.

When we reflect upon the cruelties daily practised upon such of the animal creation as are given us for food, or which we ensnarefor our diversion, we shall be obliged to own that there is more of the savage in human nature than we are aware of.

Let a man do what he will by a single woman, the world is encouragingly apt to think Marriage a sufficient amends.

Some children act as if they thought their parents had nothing to do, but to see them established in the world and then quit it.

Prejudices in disfavor of a person fix deeper, and are much more difficult to be removed, than prejudices in favor.