Bores: People who talk of themselves, when you are thinking only of yourself.

Only vain people wage war against the vanity of others.

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

Wit is the lightning of the mind, reason the sunshine, and reflection the moonlight.

People are always willing to follow advice when it accords with their own wishes.

Spring is the season of hope, and autumn is that of memory.

The difference between weakness and wickedness is much less than people suppose; and the consequences are nearly always the same.