Simplicity is oftenest an adroit pretence.
Politeness costs little and yields much.
The first rule for speaking well is to think well.
We live with our defects as with the odors we carry about us: we do not perceive them, but they incommode those who approach us.
We can easily forgive want of means; but littleness, with means, is disgusting.
Temperance adds zest to pleasure.