Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man.
The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it.
Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
There are some silent people who are more interesting than the best talkers.
I do not understand how an aristocracy can exist, unless it be distinguished by some quality which no other class of the community possesses.
The art of conversation is to be prompt without being stubborn, to refute without argument, and to clothe great matters in a motley garb.