The World, Thinking Itself Affronted By Superior

What Pity That Religion And Love, Which Heighten Our Relish For The Things Of Both Worlds, Should Ever Run The Human Heart Into Enthusiasm, Superstition, Or Uncharitableness!

The Nature Of Familiar Letters, Written, As It Were, To The Moment, While The Heart Is Agitated By Hopes And Fears, On Events Undecided, Must Plead An Excuse For The Bulk Of A Collection Of This Kind. Mere Facts And Characters Might Be Comprised In A Much Smaller Compass: But, Would They Be Equally Interesting?

The Grace That Makes Every Grace Amiable Is Humility.

Women Love Those Best (whether Men, Women, Or Children) Who Give Them Most Pain.

A Beautiful Woman Must Expect To Be More Accountable For Her Steps, Than One Less Attractive.