There is no accident so unfortunate but wise men will make some advantage of it, nor any so entirely fortunate but fools may turn it to their own prejudice.

Conceit causes more conversation than wit.

There are people who, like new songs, are in vogue only for a time.

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

The art of using moderate abilities to advantage often brings greater results than actual brilliance

It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit.

A person well satisfied with themselves is seldom satisfied with others, and others, rarely are with them.