An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.

In friendship, as well as in love, the mind is often the dupe of the heart.

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.

Elegance of manner is the outgrowth of refined and exalted sense.

You should not only have attention to everything, but a quickness of attention, so as to observe at once all the people in the room--their motions, their looks and their words--and yet without staring at them and seeming to be an observer.

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.

Do as you would be done by, is the surest method of pleasing.