A highbrow is a person educated beyond his intelligence.
Be brief, be buoyant, and be brilliant.
When I have no idea, I gnaw my nails and invoke the aid of Providence.
A gentleman need not know Latin, but he should at least have forgotten it.
To be clear is the first duty of a writer; to charm and to please are graces to be acquired later.
Give a good deed the credit of a good motive; and give an evil deed the benefit of the doubt.