I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the brute may survive.

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

No man tastes pleasures truly, who does not earn them by previous business; and few people do business well, who do nothing else.

If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition on your side, you need not fear what their reason can do against you.

Lady ---- is safely delivered of a son, to the great joy of that noble family. The expression, of a woman's having brought her husband a son, seems to be a proper and cautious one; for it is never said, from whence.

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

To write anything tolerable, the mind must be in a natural, proper disposition; provocatives, in that case, as well as in another,will only produce miserable, abortive performances.