If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

Though laughter is allowable, a horse-laugh is abominable.

It is not easy to distinguish between true and false affection, unless there occur one of those crises in which, as gold is tried by fire, so a faithful friendship may be tested by danger.

Friendship embraces innumerable ends; turn where you will it is ever at your side; no barrier shuts it out; it is never untimely and never in the way.

If you wish to persuade me, you must think my thoughts, feel my feelings, and speak my words.

What is so beneficial to the people as liberty, which we see not only to be greedily sought after by men, but also by beasts, and to be prepared in all things.

Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.