Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.

A noble soul alone can noble souls attract; And knows alone, as ye, to hold them.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

The most congenial social occasions are those ruled by cheerful deference of each for all.

Nothing is good for a nation but that which arises from its own core and its own general wants, without apish imitation of another.

A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the world's torrent.

Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one.