No friendship is so cordial or so delicious as that of girl for girl; no hatred so intense and immovable as that of woman for woman.

All schools of philosophy, and almost all authors, are rather to be frequented for exercise than for weight.

Ridicule has followed the vestiges of truth, but never usurped her place.

There is no more certain sign of a narrow mind, of stupidity, and of arrogance, than to stand aloof from those who think differently from us.

Absurdities are great or small in proportion to custom or insuetude.

There are proud men of so much delicacy that it almost conceals their pride, and perfectly excuses it.

Life and death appear more certainly ours than whatsoever else; and yet hardly can that be called ours, which comes without our knowledge, and goes without it.