It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend.

The daily employment of cunning marks a little mind, it generally happens that those who resort to it in one respect to protect themselves lay themselves open to attack in another.

There are follies as catching as contagious disorders.

A man does not please long when he has only species of wit.

The shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwise never have attempted.

Many young persons believe themselves natural when they are only impolite and coarse.

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