Very ugly or very beautiful women should be flattered on their understanding, and mediocre ones on their beauty.

The value of moments, when cast up, is immense, if well employed; if thrown away, their loss is irrecoverable.

Human nature is the same everywhere; the modes only are different.

A cheerful, easy, open countenance will make fools think you a good-natured man, and make designing men think you an undesigning one.

The only sure way of avoiding these evils [vanity and boasting] is never to speak of yourself at all. But when, historically, youare obliged to mention yourself, take care not to drop one single word that can directly or indirectly be construed as fishing for applause.

We are really so prejudiced by our educations, that, as the ancients deified their heroes, we deify their madmen.

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