If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.
It is sometimes fortunate, that the means which are taken to produce certain effects upon the mind have a tendency directly opposite to what is expected.
When a man’s over head and shoulders in debt, he may live the faster for it, and the better if he goes the right way about it, or else how is it so many live so well, as we see every day after they are ruined?
Those who are animated by hope can perform what would seem impossibilities to those who are under the depressing influence of fear.
The human heart, at whatever age, opens to the heart that opens in return.
If young women were not deceived into a belief that affectation pleases, they would scarcely trouble themselves to practise it so much.
Remember, we can judge better by the conduct of people towards others than by their manner towards ourselves.
A love-match was the only thing for happiness, where the parties could any way afford it.
Love occupies a vast space in a woman’s thoughts, but fills a small portion in a man’s life.
Let the sexes mutually forgive each other their follies; or, what is much better, let them combine their talents for their general advantage.
Persons not habituated to reason often argue absurdly, because, from particular instances, they deduce general conclusions, and extend the result of their limited experience of individuals indiscriminately to whole classes.
What a misfortune it isto be bornawoman!? Why seek for knowledge, which can prove only that our wretchedness is irremediable? If a ray of light break in upon us, it is but to make darkness more visible; to show usthenew limits, the Gothic structure, theimpenetrable barriers of our prison.
Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug property.