Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower.Lady Marguerite Blessington
Friends are the thermometer by which we may judge the temperature of our fortunes.Lady Marguerite Blessington
Genius is the gold in the mine; talent is the miner that works and brings it out.Lady Marguerite Blessington
Religion converts despair, which destroys, into resignation, which submits.Lady Marguerite Blessington
The difference between weakness and wickedness is much less than people suppose; and the consequences are nearly always the same.Lady Marguerite Blessington