An able man shows his spirit by gentle words and resolute actions.
A gentleman is often seen, but very seldom heard to laugh.
The power of applying attention, steady and undissipated, to a single object, is the sure mark of superior genius.
Speak the language of the company you are in; speak it purely, and unlarded with any other.
Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds.
Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.