He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero.
All affectation is the vain and ridiculous attempt of poverty to appear rich
You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing; to him alone who can bear a thing of that kind, you may tell all.
Thinkers are as scarce as gold.
The worst of faces still is human.
The more any one speaks of himself, the less he likes to hear another talked of.