One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be a man.

If thou wouldst hear what seemly is and fit, inquire of noble woman; they can tell, who in life's common usage hold their place by graceful deed and aptly chosen word.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Nothing is so atrocious as fancy without taste.

It doesn't behoove elderly persons to follow fashion in their thinking nor in the way they dress.

Beauty and Genius must be kept afar if one would avoid becoming their slave.

Every bird has its decoy, and every man is led and misled in his own peculiar way.