In my mind, there is nothing so illiberal, and so ill-bred, as audible laughter.

Give nobly to indigent merit, and do not refuse your charity even to those who have not merit but their misery.

Style is the dress of thoughts; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and vulgar, they will appear to as much disadvantage, and be as ill received, as your person, though ever so well-proportioned, would if dressed in rags, dirt, and tatters.

Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something.

Wrongs are often forgiven; but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it forever.

Women are much more like each other than men: they have, in truth, but two passions, vanity and love; these are their universal characteristics.

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.