I really know nothing more criminal, more mean, and more ridiculous than lying. It is the production either of malice, cowardice, or vanity; and generally misses of its aim in every one of these views; for lies are always detected, sooner or later.

Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding.

The talent of insinuation is more useful than that of persuasion, as everybody is open to insinuation, but scarce any to persuasion.

True politeness is perfect ease and freedom. It simply consists in treating others just as you love to be treated yourself.

Man is more himself, man is more manlike, when joy is the fundamental thing in him, and grief the superficial.

There is time enough for everything in the course of the day if you do but one thing once; but there is not time enough in the year if you will do two things at a time.

Dispatch is the soul of business.