The gallantry of the mind consists in agreeable flattery.

A weak mind is the only defect out of our power to mend.

Good taste comes more from the judgment than from the mind.

He is a truly virtuous man who wishes always to be open to the observation of honest men.

The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.

No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.

The same strength of character which helps a man resist love, helps to make it more violent and lasting too. People of unsettled minds are always driven about with passions, but never absolutely filled with any.