"The art of motherhood involves much silent, unobtrusive self-denial, an hourly devotion which finds no detail too minute."

"When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues."

"The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite distinct, and the passion to which the one gives rise is not the passion of the other."

"The most virtuous women have something within them, something that is never chaste."

"If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy."

"A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug."

"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get."

"The foundation of joy is the truest form of bravery is vulnerability."