Happiness, or misery, is in the mind. It is the mind that lives. – William Cobbett
Women are a sisterhood. They make common cause in behalf of the sex and, indeed, this is natural enough, when we consider the vast power that the law gives us over them. – William Cobbett
Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may. – William Cobbett
Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of speculation; but which ought to be called Gambling. – William Cobbett