Not every one who has the gift of speech understands the value of silence.

Receive no satisfaction for premeditated impertinence - forget it, forgive it - but keep him inexorably at a distance who of∣fered it.

Not every one who has the gift of speech understands the value of silence.

Conscience is the sentinel of virtue.

True love, like the eye, can bear no flaw.

There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness and pride; some soften the countenance by their languishing tenderness, others brighten by their spiritual vivacity.

If you see one cold and vehement at the same time, set him down for a fanatic.