Some men who know that they are great are so very haughty withal and insufferable that their acquaintance discover their greatness only by the tax of humility which they are obliged to pay as the price of their friendship.

There are some frauds so well conducted that it would be stupidity not to be deceived by them.

A coxcomb begins by determining that his own profession is the first; and he finishes by deciding that he is the first of profession.

Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.

Wit in women is a jewel, which, unlike all others, borrows lustre from its setting, rather than bestows it; since nothing is so easy as to fancy a very beautiful woman extremely witty.

Vanity finds in self-love so powerful an ally that it storms, as it were, by a coup de main,, the citadel of our heads, where, having blinded the two watchmen, it readily descends into the heart.

No two things differ more than hurry and despatch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind; despatch of a strong one.