Vanity, indeed, is the very antidote to conceit; for while the former makes us all nerve to the opinion of others, the latter is perfectly satisfied with its opinion of itself.

He who doth not smoke hath either known no great griefs, or refuseth himself the softest consolation, next to that which comes from heaven.

Men who make money rarely saunter; men who save money rarely swagger.

Tears are akin to prayer - Pharisees parade prayers, imposters parade tears.

If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.

A man of genius is inexhaustible only in proportion as he is always renourishing his genius.

The distinguishing trait of people accustomed to good society is a calm, imperturbable quiet which pervades all their actions and habits, from the greatest to the least. They eat in quiet, move in quiet, live in quiet, and lose their wife, or even their money, in quiet; while low persons cannot take up either a spoon or an affront without making such an amazing noise about it.