Oh life, you should never had begun, but since you did, you should never end
Do not make mistakes about character. Better be cheated in the price than in the quality of goods.
Politeness is the chief sign of culture.
Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent.
To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.
Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.