The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.

Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts

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

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

We do not like to praise, and seldom praise anyone without self-interest.

Our good qualities expose us more to hatred and persecution than all the ill we do.

We should often blush at our noblest deeds if the world were to see all their underlying motives.