To boast that one never flirts is actually a kind of flirtation.
Everyone praises his heart, none dare praise their understanding.
Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.
Humility is the worst form of conceit.
Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with.
We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity