Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.

Great names abase, instead of elevating, those who do not know how to bear them.

The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or admired.

The generality of virtuous women are like hidden treasures, they are safe only because nobody has sought after them.

Nature makes merit, and fortune puts it to work.

It is as common for tastes to change as it is uncommon for traits of character.

We endeavor to make a virtue of the faults we are unwilling to correct.