“The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong”

“In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good. ”

“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better ”

“Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out”

““What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable”

“An opera may be allowed to be extravagantly lavish in its decorations, as its only design is to gratify the senses and keep up an indolent attention in the audience”