"Man is to be held only by the slightest chains; with the idea that he can break them at pleasure, he submits to them …"

"Obtain power, then, by all means; power is the law of man; make it yours."

"Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget."

"We cannot judge either of the feelings or of the characters of men with perfect accuracy from their actions or their …"

"A love-match was the only thing for happiness, where the parties could any way afford it."

"Our Irish blunders are never blunders of the heart."

"To our unhappy sex genius and sensibility are the most treacherous gifts of Heaven. Why should we cultivate talents m…"

"A man who sells his conscience for his interest will sell it for his pleasure. A man who will betray his country will…"

"Alarmed successively by every fashionable medical terror of the day, she dosed her children with every specific which…"

"It is unjust and absurd of those advancing in years, to expect of the young that confidence should come all and only …"