The best thing next to wit is a consciousness that it is not in us; without wit, a man might then know how to behave himself, so as not to appear to be a fool or a coxcomb.
The most amiable people are those who least wound the self-love of others.
Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world.
The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.
A coxcomb is the blockhead's man of merit.
The same common sense which makes an author write good things, makes him dread they are not good enough to deserve reading.