Silence is the safest policy if you are unsure of yourself.

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.

Intrepidity is an extraordinary strength of soul, which raises it above the troubles, disorders and emotions which the sight of great perils can arouse in it; by this strength heroes maintain a calm aspect and preserve their reason and liberty in the most surprising and terrible accidents.

There is at least as much eloquence in the voice, eyes, and air of a speaker as in his choice of words.

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.

What is perfectly true is perfectly witty.

What makes vanity so insufferable to us, is that it hurts our own.