An able man shows his spirit by gentle words and resolute actions. He is neither hot nor timid.

To please people is a great step towards persuading them.

Do as you would be done by, is the surest method of pleasing.

Assurance and intrepidity, under the white banner of seeming modesty, clear the way for merit, that would otherwise be discouraged by difficulties...

Good manners are the settled medium of social, as specie is of commercial, life; returns are equally expected for both.

In nature the most violent passions are silent; in tragedy they must speak and speak with dignity too.

When one is at play, one should not think of one's learning.