I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide.

Either a good or a bad reputation outruns and gets before people wherever they go.

Most people have ears, but few have judgment; tickle those ears, and depend upon it, you will catch their judgments, such as they are.

Everything is worth seeing once, and the more one sees the less one either wonders or admires.

A cheerful, easy, open countenance will make fools think you a good-natured man, and make designing men think you an undesigning one.

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

Many people come into company full of what they intend to say in it themselves, without the least regard to others; and thus charged up to the muzzle are resolved to let it off at any rate.