Politeness smooths wrinkles.
Be saving, but not at the cost of all liberality. Have the soul of a king and the hand of a wise economist.
We disjoint the mind like the body.
There are single thoughts that contain the essence of a whole volume, single sentences that have the beauties of a large work.
Young authors give their brains much exercise and little food.
Common sense suits itself to the ways of the world. Wisdom tries to confirm to the ways of heaven.