There is a false modesty, which is vanity; a false glory, which is levity; a false grandeur, which is meanness; a false virtue, which is hypocrisy, and a false wisdom, which is prudery.

They that have lived a single day have lived an age.

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.

The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest.

To give awkwardly is churlishness. The most difficult part is to give, then why not add a smile?

A man who knows the court is master of his gestures, of his eyes and of his face; he is profound, impenetratable; he dissimulates bad offices, smiles at his enemies, controls his irritation, disguises his passions, belies his heartm speaks and acts against his feelings.

A man of moderate Understanding, thinks he writes divinely: A man of good Understanding, thinks he writes reasonably.