The human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return.
Love
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Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget.
Wisdom
An orator is the worse person to tell a plain fact.
Wisdom
The bore is usually considered a harmless creature, or of that class of irrationa bipeds who hurt only themselves.
Wisdom
Our Irish blunders are never blunders of the heart.
Love
Business was his aversion; Pleasure was his business.
Wisdom
Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug property.
Wisdom
The law, in our case, seems to make the right; and the very reverse ought to be done - the right should make the law.
Wisdom
Fortune's wheel never stands still the highest point is therefore the most perilous.
Wisdom
How success changes the opinion of men!
Success
I've a great fancy to see my own funeral afore I die.
Wisdom
And all the young ladies said…that to be sure a love-match was the only thing for happiness, where the parties could anyway afford it.
Love
Come when you're called And do as you're bid; Shut the door after you And you'll never be chid.
Wisdom