More pernicious nonsense was never devised by man than treaties of commerce.

The disappointment of manhood succeeds the delusion of youth.

The magic of first love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

The difference between talent and genius is this: while the former usually develops some special branch of our faculties, the latter commands them all. When the former is combined with tact, it is often more than a match for the latter.

Without tact you can learn nothing. Tact teaches you when to be silent. Inquirers who are always questioning never learn anything.

My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.

Customs may not be as wise as laws, but they are always more popular.