Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

Proverbs were anterior to boots, and formed the wisdom of the vulgar, and in the earliest ages were the unwritten laws of morality.

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

Never argue. In society nothing must be; give only results. If any person differs from you, bow, and turn the conversation.

Our domestic affections are the most salutary basis of all good government.

Whenever you see a man who is successful in society, try to discover what makes him pleasing, and if possible adopt his system.

Nine-tenths of existing books are nonsense, and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.