An able man shows his spirit by gentle words and resolute actions. He is neither hot nor timid.
Lord ChesterfieldThe company of women of fashion will improve your manners, though not your understanding; and that complaisance and politeness, which are so useful in men's company, can only be acquired in women's.
Lord ChesterfieldSingularity is only pardonable in old age and retirement; I may now be as singular as I please, but you may not.
Lord Chesterfield