'Tis hard with respect to Beauty, that its possessor should not have even a life-enjoyment of it, but be compelled to resign it after, at the most, s… - William Makepeace Thackeray

It is those who injure women who get the most kindness from them.

I can endure poverty but not shame-neglect but not insult,and insult from you..

The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion; and so let all young persons take their choice.