The great secrets of being courted are, to shun others, and seem delighted with yourself.

Men never forgive those in whom there is nothing to pardon.

A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.

The first essential to success in the art you practice is respect for the art itself.

Money never can be well managed if sought solely through the greed of money for its own sake. In all meanness there is a defect of intellect as well as of heart. And even the cleverness of avarice is but the cunning of imbecility.

What a rare gift, by the by, is that of manners! how difficult to define, how much more difficult to impart! Better for a man to possess them than wealth, beauty, or talent; they will more than supply all.

A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.