When we are young we lay up for old age; when we are old we save for death.

Discourtesy does not spring merely from one bad quality, but from several--from foolish vanity, from ignorance of what is due to others, from indolence, from stupidity, from distraction of thought, from contempt of others, from jealousy.

The same common sense which makes an author write good things, makes him dread they are not good enough to deserve reading.

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

The great charm of conversation consists less in the display of one's own wit and intelligence than in the power to draw forth the resources of others.

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.

As long as men are liable to die and are desirous to live, a physician will be made fun of, but he will be well paid.