Party loyalty lowers the greatest men to the petty level of the masses.

Genius and great abilities are often wanting; sometimes, only opportunities. Some deserve praise for what they have done; others for what they would have done.

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.

There are few wives so perfect as not to give their husbands at least once a day good reason to repent of ever having married, or at least of envying those who are unmarried.

In art them is a point of perfection, as of goodness or maturity in nature; he who is able to perceive it, and who loves it, has perfect taste; he who does not feel it, or loves on this side or that, has an imperfect taste.

To endeavor to forget anyone is a certain way of thinking of nothing else.

A man must have very eminent qualities to hold his own without being polite.