It is the briefest yet wisest maxim which tells us to meddle not.

He that will often put eternity and the world before him, and who will dare to look steadfastly at both of them, will find that the more often he contemplates them, the former will grow greater, and the latter less.

So blinded are we by our passions, that we suffer more to be damned than to be saved.

Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.

There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the first one, because it will always be accompanied by the latter.

Miss Edgeworth and Mme. de Stael have proved that there is no sex in style; and Mme. la Roche Jacqueline, and the Duchesse d'Angouleme have proved that there is no sex in courage.

Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes.