We are much mistaken if we think that men are always brave from a principle of valor, or women chaste from a principle of modesty.

Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.

We may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love us more than we would have them do.

What is called liberality is often merely the vanity of giving.

The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one's speech.

To establish yourself in the world a person must do all they can to appear already established.

I always say to myself, what is the most important thing we can think about at this extraordinary moment.