Reverence to a woman in courtship is less to be dispensed with, as, generally, there is but little of it shown afterwards.

Handsome husbands often make a wife's heart ache.

Sorrow makes an ugly face odious.

Spiritual pride is the most dangerous and the most arrogant of all sorts of pride.

'Passion' a word which involves so many feelings. I feel it when we touch; I feel it when we kiss; I feel it when I look at you. For you are my passion; my one true love.

That dangerous but too commonly received notion, that a reformed rake makes the best husband.

Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal.

To what a bad choice is many a worthy woman betrayed, by that false and inconsiderate notion, That a reformed rake makes the best husband!

Great allowances ought to be made for the petulance of persons labouring under ill-health.

Honeymoon lasts not nowadays above a fortnight.

Every one, more or less, loves Power, yet those who most wish for it are seldom the fittest to be trusted with it.

If life is fast, live faster.

The philosopher often appears ridiculous in the practical affairs of life, because he or she has stepped out of the rush of time.

Spring is not a season

College was especially sweet because of the positive, hopeful atmosphere of a college campus.

The economic repercussions of a stock market crash depend less on the severity of the crash itself than on the response of economic policymakers, particularly central bankers.

Do you wear a diaphragm everywhere you go?' I want to scream, but stop myself because the idea really excites me.

I have a side of me that doesn't care. I really enjoy physical comedy, thinking of an idea and pitching it to the director.

For someone who can’t remember very much, there seems to be a lot I can’t forget.

Much of the conversation in the country consisted of lines from television shows, both past and present.

Most of my heroes are just decent people. Decency is rare and underrated.