I was always fond of visiting new scenes, and observing strange characters and manners. Even when a mere child I began my travels, and made many tours of discovery into foreign parts and unknown regions of my native city, to the frequent alarm of my parents, and the emolument of the town-crier.

Villainy wears many masks; none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.

There was one species of despotism under which he had long groaned, and that was petticoat government.

There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that trancends all other affections of the heart

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

The very difference of character in marriage produces a harmonious combination.

A woman is more considerate in affairs of love than a man; because love is more the study and business of her life.