What we look upon as our greatest unhappiness in a difficulty we are involved in, may possibly be the evil hastening to its crisis, and happy days may ensue.

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.

There is a point in most abusive relationships when it occurs to the beaten party that they are guilty of putting their face in the way of someone else's fist.

Irony of life – GOD will always make you do things which you never want to.

But they never again passed up the opportunity to read a good book, together.

He [Alexander von Humboldt] was to science what Shakespeare was to the drama.

I grew up in New York in an English-speaking environment.

Every nation is destined, by the law of God and humanity, to form a free and equal community of brothers.

Understand and be confident that each of us can make a difference by caring and acting in small as well as big ways.

What have you got if you do not have a peaceful corner where you can refresh yourself?

In the hysterical technocracy of modern music, sorrow is sent to the back of the class where it sits, pissing its pants in mortal terror.

What are you gonna do if I break one of your *&^%$ing rules?