Everything is worth seeing once, and the more one sees the less one either wonders or admires.

He makes people pleased with him by making them first pleased with themselves.

Lord Tyrawley and I have been dead these two years, but we don't choose to have it known.

Wise people may say what they will, but one passion is never cured by another.

Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way in the world, without them it is like a great rough diamond, very well in a closet by way of curiosity, and also for its intrinsic value; but most prized when polished.

An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.

You must labour to acquire that great and uncommon talent of hating with good breeding, and loving with prudence; to make no quarrel irreconcilable by silly and unnecessary indications of anger; and no friendship dangerous, in care it breaks, by a wanton, indiscreet, and unreserved confidence.