Few men are of one plain, decided color; most are mixed, shaded, and blended; and vary as much, from different situations, as changeable silks do from different lights.

Speak of the moderns without contempt and of the ancients without idolatry; judge them all by their merits, but not by their age

Should you be unfortunate enough to have vices, you may, to a certain degree, even dignify them by a strict observance of decorum;at least they will lose something of their natural turpitude.

It is often more necessary to conceal contempt than resentment; the former is never forgiven, but the later is sometimes forgotten.

Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

I am in the pitiable situation of feeling all the force of temptation without having the strength to succumb to it.