There is no policy like politeness; and a good manner is the best thing in the world either to get a good name, or to supply the want of it.

To be happy, you must learn to forget yourself.

There is certainly something of exquisite kindness and thoughtful benevolence in that rarest of gifts,--fine breeding.

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

Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity and truth accomplishes no victories without it

Expression is the mystery of beauty.

He that fancies himself very enlightened, because he sees the deficiencies of others, may be very ignorant, because he has not studied his own.