A single woman with a narrow income must be a ridiculous, disagreeable old maid, the proper sport of boys and girls, but a single woman of fortune is always respectable, and may be as sensible and pleasant as anybody else.

Innocence: I am only stepping on your face because it lies in my path. read more

• Thought Innocence Stepping Face Lies Path

A blind man knows he cannot see, and is glad to be led, though it be by a dog; but he that is blind in his understanding, which is the worst blindness of all, believes he sees as the best, and scorns a guide. read more

• Thought Blind Man Knows Cannot See Glad Led Though by Dog Understanding Which Worst Blindness Believes Sees Best Scorns Guide

A pirate spreading misery and ruin over the face of the ocean. read more

• Thought Pirate Spreading Misery Ruin Over Face Ocean

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable. read more

• Thought Optimism Madness Insisting Well Miserable

Through violence, you may murder the hater, but you do not murder the hate. read more

• Thought Violence Murder Hater Do Hate

Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their power, which no subsequent connections can supply read more

• Thought Children Same Family Blood First Associations Habits Some Means Enjoyment Their Power Which Subsequent Connections Supply

I am greatly pleased with your account of Fanny; I found her in the summer just as you describe, almost another sister, I could not have supposed that a niece would ever have been so much to me. She is quite after one"s own heart. read more

• Thought Greatly Pleased Account Fanny Found Summer Describe Almost Another Sister Supposed Niece Been Much Quite After Own Heart

Without music, life would be a blank to me. read more

• Thought Without Music Life Blank

The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much read more

• Thought More World Convinced See Man Whom Really Love Require Much

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For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn? read more

• Thought for What Do Live Sport Our Neighbors Laugh Them Turn