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.

The astronomer who catalogues the stars cannot add one atom to the universe; the poet can call an universe from the atom.

Love is on the verge of hate each time it stoops for pardon.

We cannot of ourselves estimate the degree of our success in what we strive for.

Women love energy and grand results.

If you are in doubt whether to write a letter or not, don't. And the advice applies to many doubts in life besides that of letter writing.

The fewer blows, the better. Brave men fight if they must; wise men never fight if they can help it.