False glory is the rock of vanity; it seduces men to affect esteem by things which they indeed possess, but which are frivolous, and which for a man to value himself on would be a scandalous error.

Jesting is often only indigence of intellect.

All the world says of a coxcomb that he is a coxcomb; but no one dares to say so to his face, and he dies without knowing it.

It requires more than mere genius to be an author.

A man of moderate Understanding, thinks he writes divinely: A man of good Understanding, thinks he writes reasonably.

The very essence of politeness seems to be to take care that by our words and actions we make other people pleased with us as well as with themselves.

Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money, position and other worldly goods, than the way he distributes these, and the sort of men who are most amply provided with them.