It is to be presumed, that a man of common sense, who does not desire to please, desires nothing at all; since he must know that he cannot obtain anything without it.

Absolute power can only be supported by error, ignorance and prejudice.

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

Honest error is to be pitied not ridiculed.

Next to doing things that deserve to be written, nothing gets a man more credit, or gives him more pleasure than to write things that deserve to be read.

You must be respectful and assenting, but without being servile and abject. You must be frank, but without indiscretion, and close, without being costive. You must keep up dignity of character, without the least pride of birth, or rank. You must be gay, within all the bounds of decency and respect; and grave, without the affectation of wisdom, which does not become the age of twenty. You must be essentially secret, without being dark and mysterious. You must be firm, and even bold, but with great seeming modesty.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.