Reason is not what decides love.

We ought always to conform to the manners of the greater number, and so behave as not to draw attention to ourselves. Excess either way shocks, and every man truly wise ought to attend to this in his dress as well as language, never to be affected in anything and follow without being in too great haste the changes of fashion.

She is laughing up her sleeve at you.

Age brings about everything; but it is not the time, Madam, as we know, to be a prude at twenty.

The public scandal is what constitutes the offence: sins sinned in secret are no sins at all.

Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.

Debts are nowadays like children begot with pleasure, but brought forth in pain.