“Too little is it considered, while we gaze on aristocratic beauty, how...” — Samuel Lover Quote

“Too little is it considered, while we gaze on aristocratic beauty, how much good food, soft lying, warm wrapping, ease of mind, have to do with the attractions which command our admiration.”

“Oh, happy triumph of the poet! - to hear his verses wedded to sweet sounds, and warbled by the woman he loves!”

“What is wine? It is the grape present in another form; its essence is there, though the fruit which produced it grew thousands of miles away, and perished years ago. So the object of many a tender thought may be spiritually present, in defiance of space - and fond recollections cherished in defiance of time.”

“Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object.”

“My advice on getting a raise is what everybody's advice is: to become a confident negotiator; but that is so hard. My admiration for women who are good at that is unbridled. Women in general have a harder time talking about money with their bosses.”

“A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.”