The true worth of a soul is revealed as much by the motive it attributes to the actions of others as by its own deeds.

The weak-minded man is the slave of his vices and the dupe of his virtues.

There is a proverb in the South that a woman laughs when she can, and weeps when she pleases.

It is almost impossible to find those who admire us entirely lacking in taste.

Do not crowd the understanding; it can comprehend so much and no more. A pint pot will not contain the measure of a quart.

We find ourselves less witty in remembering what we have said than in dreaming of what we would have said.

The true worth of a soul is revealed as much by the motive it attributes to the actions of others as by its own deeds.