“Vengeance comes not slowly either upon you or any other wicked man, but steals silently and imperceptibly, placing its foot on the bad.”

“I envy that man who passes through life safely, to the world and fame unknown.”

“A woman should always stand by a woman.”

“Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides.”

“Silence and chaste reserve is woman's genuine praise, and to remain quiet within the house.”

“I love a ballad but even too well if it be doleful matter merrily set down, or a very pleasant thing indeed and sung lamentably.”

“If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 'tis true that a good play needs no epilogue.”

“The object of Art is to give life a shape.”