Listening well and answering well is one of the greatest perfections that can be obtained in conversation.
A weak mind is the only defect out of our power to mend.
Many people despise wealth, but few know how to give it away.
The gallantry of the mind consists in agreeable flattery.
Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.
Boredom ... causes us to neglect more duties than does interest.