Eloquence is to the sublime what the whole is to the part.

There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's own industry or by the stupidity of others.

Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life; cunning is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after our immediate interests and welfare. Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good understanding; cunning is often to be met with in brutes themselves, and in persons who are but the fewest removes from them.

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.

A lovely countenance is the fairest of all sights, and the sweetest harmony is the sound of the voice of her whom we love.

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

It is the glory and merit of some men to write well and of others not to write at all.