Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious. Marguerite Gardiner on beauty
Here Fashion is a despot, and no one dreams of evading its dictates. Marguerite Gardiner on dreams
Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little. Marguerite Gardiner on happiness
Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus offering up testimonials of their respect for persons of whose very names posterity is ignorant? Marguerite Gardiner on respect
We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers. Marguerite Gardiner on respect
We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers. Marguerite Gardiner on smile