Who forces himself on others is to himself a load. Impetuous curiosity is empty and inconstant. Prying intrusion may be suspected of whatever is little.

Learn the value of a man's words and expressions, and you know him. Each man has a measure of his own for everything; this he offers you inadvertently in his words. He who has a superlative for everything wants a measure for the great or small.

Let none turn over books, or roam the stars in quest of God, who sees him not in man.

Who has a daring eye tell downright truths and downright lies.

All affectation is the vain and ridiculous attempt of poverty to appear rich

He who, silent, loves to be with us - he who loves us in our silence - has touched one of the keys that ravish hearts.

A fop of fashion is the mercer's friend, the tailor's fool, and his own foe.