The object of ambition, unlike that of love, never being wholly possessed, ambition is the more durable passion of the two.

Rank is a great beautifier.

There are times when the mirth of others only saddens us, especially the mirth of children with high spirits, that jar on our own quiet mood.

In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature the oldest.

Punctuality is the stern virtue of men of business, and the graceful courtesy of princes.

There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth.

Master books, but do not let them master you.