We rarely repent of speaking little, but often of speaking too much.

We are valued in this world at the rate we desire to be valued.

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

Cheats easily believe others as bad as themselves; there is no deceiving them, nor do they long deceive.

If you suppress the exorbitant love of pleasure and money, idle curiosity, iniquitous pursuits and wanton mirth, what a stillness would there be in the greatest cities.

It is a proof of boorishness to confer a favor with a bad grace; it is the act of giving that is hard and painful. How little does a smile cost?

We can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together.