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

Caprice in woman is the antidote to beauty.

Man makes up his mind he will preach, and he preaches.

What is certain in death is somewhat softened by what is uncertain; it is an indefiniteness in the time, which holds a certain relation to the infinite, and what is called eternity.

A well-born man is fortunate, but so is the man about whom people no longer ask, 'is he well-born?'

The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his fortunes.

The nearer we approach great men, the clearer we see that they are men.