A beautiful woman without fixed principles may be likened to those fair but rootless flowers which float in streams, driven by every breeze.

Flattery, if judiciously administered, is always acceptable.

The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes.

Love and enthusiasm are always ridiculous, when not reciprocated by their objects.

A man should never boast of his courage, nor a woman of her virtue, lest their doing so should be the cause of calling their possession of them into question.

One of the most marked characteristics of our day is a reckless neglect of principles, and a rigid adherence to their semblance.

Mediocrity is beneath a brave soul.