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

Amongst such as out of cunning hear all and talk little, be sure to talk less; or if you must talk, say little.

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

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably.

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.

The spendthrift robs his heirs the miser robs himself.

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.