All affectation is the vain and ridiculous attempt of poverty to appear rich
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.
Desire is the uneasiness a man finds in himself upon the absence of anything whose present enjoyment carries the idea of delight with it.
He who can conceal his joys, is greater than he who can hide his griefs
It is a poor wit who lives by borrowing the words, decisions, mien, inventions and actions of others.
The proverbial wisdom of the populace in the street, on the roads, and in the markets instructs the ear of him who studies man more fully than a thousand rules ostentatiously displayed.