Taste is the literary conscience of the soul.
Only choose in marriage a man whom you would choose as a friend if he were a woman.
Avoid singularity. There may often be less vanity in following the new modes than in adhering to the old ones. It is true that the foolish invent them, but the wise may conform to, instead of contradicting, them.
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
The talkative man speaks from his mouth, the eloquent man speaks from his heart.
Lenity is a part of justice; but she must not speak too loud for fear of waking justice.