Tis by no means the least of life's rules: To let things alone.

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.

Put yourself on view. This brings your talents to light.

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.

Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their duration. She soon tires of carrying any one long on her shoulders.

If to talk to oneself when alone is folly, it must be doubly unwise to listen to oneself in the presence of others.

If you are wise, live as you can; if you cannot, live as you would.