Humility is the altar upon which God wishes that we should offer Him His sacrifices.

Some disguised deceits counterfeit truth so perfectly that not to be taken in by them would be an error of judgment.

In infants, levity is a prettiness; in men a shameful defect; but in old age, a monstrous folly.

Flattery is a base coin which is current only through our vanity.

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

True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.

Nature makes merit, and fortune puts it to work.