The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness.

Men who would persecute others for religious opinions, prove the errors of their own.

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

A poor man defended himself when charged with stealing food to appease the cravings of hunger, saying, the cries of the stomach silenced those of the conscience.

It is a sad thing to look at happiness only through another's eyes.

Those who are formed to win general admiration are seldom calculated to bestow individual happiness.

Flattery, if judiciously administered, is always acceptable.