When death gives us a long lease of life, it takes as hostages all those whom we have loved.
A pure style in writing results from the rejection of everything superfluous.
Recognized probity is the surest of all oaths.
Elegance is exquisite polish.
Want of perseverance is the great fault of women in everything--morals, attention to health, friendship, and so on. It cannot be too often repeated that women never reach the end of anything through want of perseverance.
The most subtle flattery that a woman can receive is by actions, not by words.