Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends.

Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings.

Observe it, the vulgar often laugh, but never smile, whereas well-bred people often smile, and seldom or never laugh. A witty thing never excited laughter, it pleases only the mind and never distorts the countenance.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he pleases, except a great poet.

It is good breeding alone that can prepossess people in your favor at first sight, more time being necessary to discover greater talents.

Cautiously avoid speaking of the domestic affairs either of yourself, or of other people. Yours are nothing to them but tedious gossip; and theirs are nothing to you.