Every man loves and admires his own country because it produced him.

To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: Leave no stone unturned.

Dandies, when first-rate, are generally very agreeable men.

The heart of a man's like that delicate weed, / Which requires to be trampled on, boldly indeed / Ere it gives forth the fragrance you wish to extract.

Youth is in danger until it learns to look upon debts as furies.

A life of pleasure makes even the strongest mind frivolous at last.

A gentleman's taste in dress is upon principle, the avoidance of all things extravagant. It consists in the quiet simplicity of exquisite neatness; but, as the neatness must be a neatness in fashion, employ the best tailor; pay him ready money, and, on the whole, you wi11 find him the cheapest.