In Politics A Capable Ruler Must Be

The Trouble Is That My Heart Is Loath To Be Without Love Even For A Single Hour. ... If You Want To Keep Me Forever, Then Show As Much Friendship As Love, And More Than Anything Else, Love Me And Tell Me The Truth.

In My Position You Have To Read When You Want To Write And To Talk When You Would Like To Read.

To Tempt, And To Be Tempted, Are Things Very Nearly Allied, And, In Spite Of The Finest Maxims Of Morality Impressed Upon The Mind, Whenever Feeling Has Anything To Do In The Matter, No Sooner Is It Excited Than We Have Already Gone Vastly Farther Than We Are Aware Of, And I Have Yet To Learn How It Is Possible To Prevent Its Being Excited.

You Were In A Mood To Quarrel. Please Inform Me Once The Inclination Passes.

Praise Is The Only Gift For Which People Are Really Grateful. Marguerite, Countess Of Blessington I Praise Loudly; I Blame Softly.