Marguerite Gardiner

“We are more inclined to hate one another for points of difference, than to love one another for points of agreement.”

“The greatest misery of a desert is not in the want of water, but of love.”

“Affection can withstand very severe storms of vigor, but not a long polar frost of indifference.”

“Possession diminishes perception of value, not value itself.”

“Conversation is the music of the mind, an intellectual orchestra, where all the instruments should bear a part, but where none should play together.”

“The worst of slaves is he whom passion rules.”

“Those who have the largest hearts have the most curiosity.”

“Genius is the gold in the mine, talent is the miner who works and brings it out.”

“There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.”

“We are always abusing the present and extolling the past.”

“Memory is the only friend that grief can call its own.”

“The moments we enjoy most are those we spend with others.”

“To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition.”