Dispatch is the soul of business.
The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be; because he shows you, by his manner, that he thinks it mere condescension in him; and that his goodness alone bestows upon you what you have no pretense to claim.
An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
History is but a confused heap of facts.
Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way through the world.
Business by no means forbids pleasures; on the contrary, they reciprocally season each other; and I will venture to affirm, that no man enjoys either in perfection that does not join both.