“True it is, as society is instituted, marriage becomes somewhat of a lottery, for all its votaries are either the victims of Cupid or cupidity; in either instance, they are under the blinding influence of passion, and consequently but little subject to the control of reason.” LittlesReasonPassionInfluenceSubjectsVictimInstanceLotteryMatrimonyCupid Author:Arthur Frederick Saunders
“A little wit and a great deal of ill-nature will furnish a man for satire; but the greatest instance of wit is to commend well.” MenWellsLittlesDealsIllWitInstanceSatire Book:The wisdom of being religious Source: The wisdom of being religious
“I have no little insight into the feelings of furniture, and treat books and prints with a reasonable consideration. How some people use their pictures, for instance, is a mystery to me; very revolting all the same--portraits obliged to face each other for ever--prints put together in portfolios.” PeopleLittlesBookUseFeelingsTogetherFacesMysteryTreatsInsightInstanceReasonableConsiderationPrintPortraitsFurnitureObligedPortfolios Book:Love Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett Source: Love Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett