An egotist will always speak of himself, either in praise or in censure, but a modest man ever shuns making himself the subject of his conversation.

We seldom repent talking little, but very often talking too much.

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.

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

Amongst such as out of cunning hear all and talk little, be sure to talk less; or if you must talk, say little.

A heap of epithets is poor praise: the praise lies in the facts, and in the way of telling them.

It is virtue which should determine us in the choice of our friends, without inquiring into their good or evil fortune.