If you wish to be held in esteem, you must ssociate only with those who estimable.

A man starts upon a sudden, takes Pen, Ink, and Paper, and without ever having had a thought of it before, resolves within himself he will write a Book; he has no Talent at Writing, but he wants fifty Guineas.

To forget someone means to think of him.

A person's worth in this world is estimated according to the value he puts on himself.

Politeness does not always inspire goodness, equity, complaisance, and gratitude; it gives at least the appearance of these qualities, and makes man appear outwardly, as he should be within.

It is a sad thing when men have neither enough intelligence to speak well nor enough sense to hold their tongues; this is the root of all impertinence.

A lovely countenance is the fairest of all sights, and the sweetest harmony is the sound of the voice of her whom we love.