First and foremost, be faithful to your superiors, keep all promises, refuse the friendship of all who are not like you; and if you have made a mistake, do not be afraid of admitting the fact and amending your ways.

Gentlemen cherish worth; the vulgar cherish dirt. Gentlemen trust in justice; the vulgar trust in favor.

A heart set on love will do no wrong.

The gentleman is calm and at ease. The gentleman is dignified but not proud; the small man is proud but not dignified.

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Woman is the masterpiece.

A blemish may be removed from a diamond by careful polishing, but evil words once spoken cannot be effaced.