Caprice in woman is the antidote to beauty.

We all covet wealth, but not its perils.

If men wish to be held in esteem, they must associate with those only who are estimable.

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

A man who is free and unmarried, if he has some intelligence, can rise above his fortune, mingle in society and meet the best people on an equal footing. This is harder for a married man: marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank.

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably.

To forget someone means to think of him.