| C.N. Douglas, comp. Forty Thousand Quotations: Prose and Poetical. 1917. | | | | Mme. du Deffand |
| | | A beautiful verso, an apt remark, or a well-turned phrase, appropriately quoted, is always effective and charming. | 1 |
| Heed the still, small voice that so seldom leads us wrong, and never into folly. | 2 |
| How happy one would be if one could throw off one’s self as one throws off others! | 3 |
| Impromptu thoughts are mental wild-flowers. | 4 |
| Let us strive to improve ourselves, for we cannot remain stationary: one either progresses or retrogrades. | 5 |
| The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that costs. | 6 |
| The heart gnawing on itself. | 7 |
| Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves in their weakness. | 8 | | |
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