There are certain people who so ardently and passionately desire a thing, that from dread of losing it they leave nothing undone to make them lose it.

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

The pleasure a man of honor enjoys in the consciousness of having performed his duty is a reward he pays himself for all his pains.

The reason that women do not love one another is - men.

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

There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it.

A simple garb is the proper costume of the vulgar; it is cut for them, and exactly suits their measure, but it is an ornament for those who have filled up their lives with great deeds. I liken them to beauty in dishabille, but more bewitching on that account.