No one is rich whose expenditures exceed his means, and no one is poor whose incomings exceed his outgoings.

Favoritism manifests itself in all departments of government, public and private. It is the harder to avoid, because it is so natural.

Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend.

A woman who wants a charitable heart wants a pure mind.

Some people have a perfect genius for doing nothing, and doing it assiduously.

Fact is stranger than fiction.

Women forgive injuries, but never forget slights.