Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world.

A woman with eyes only for one person, or with eyes always averted from him, creates exactly the same impression.

It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.

It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.

Favor exalts a man above his equals, but his dismissal from that favor places him below them.

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.