Beauty loses its relish; the graces never.

Every man, however little, makes a figure in his own eyes.

Such is the power of imagination, that even a chimerical pleasure in expectation affects us more than a solid pleasure in possession.

Logic is the art of thinking well: the mind, like the body, requires to be trained before it can use its powers in the most advantageous way.

Beauty loses its relish; the graces never.

Seldom do we talk of ourselves with success. If I condemn myself, more is believed than is expressed; if I praise myself, much less.

A great mind will neither give an affront nor bear it.