We may convince others by our arguements, but we can only persuade them by their own
The paper is patient, but the reader is not.
Genuine bon mots surprise those from whose lips they fall, no less than they do those who listen to them.
We use up in the passions the stuff that was given us for happiness.
A man who shows no defect is a fool or a hypocrite, whom we should mistrust. There are defects so bound to fine qualities that they announce them,--defects which it is well not to correct.
We should always keep a corner of our heads open and free, that we may make room for the opinions of our friends. Let us have heart and head hospitality.