"We do not get into a state with our next-door neighbour if he enjoys himself in his own way, nor do we shoot him the kind of black looks which, though they do no real harm, still vex an honest man. We…"

"For we have not acquired our power by force, but by justice."

"The greatest glory of a woman is to be least talked about, whether for good or for bad."

"We are not only admirable at home, but also abroad."

"For if we are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and lovers of wisdom, yet without softness, then we are unique."