"There are few young women in existence who have not the power of fascinating, if they choose to exert it."

"Grief is the agony of an instant: the indulgence of grief is the blunder of life."

"The most successful nations are those which are most united."

"The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world."

"He was a man of the world, which is to say, he was a man who knew how to live."