The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies.

If it requires great tact to speak to the purpose, it requires no less to know when to be silent.

Instead of considering that the worst way to persuade or please others is to try thus strongly to please ourselves, and that to listen well and to answer well are some of the greatest charms we can have in conversation.

Flattery is a base coin which is current only through our vanity.

We always get bored with those whom we bore.

Those only are despicable who fear to be despised.

As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.