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
We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers. – Marguerite Gardiner
Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with little. – Marguerite Gardiner
Here Fashion is a despot, and no one dreams of evading its dictates. – Marguerite Gardiner
Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious. – Marguerite Gardiner
