James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899.

Madame de Girardin

Grief is the culture of the soul; it is the true fertiliser.

Infidelity, like death, admits of no degrees.

Love with men is not a sentiment, but an idea.

Self-interest, that leprosy of the age, attacks us from infancy, and we are startled to observe little heads calculate before knowing how to reflect.

We are only vulnerable and ridiculous through our pretensions.