Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths. It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. A lover whose passion is extreme loves even the faults of the beloved

The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.

No reason makes it right To shun accepted ways from stubborn spite; And we may better join the foolish crowd Than cling to wisdom, lonely though unbowed.

Cover that bosom that I must not see: souls are wounded by such things.

A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

When there is enough to eat for eight, there is plenty for ten.

Cultivated people should be superior to any consideration so sordid as a mercenary interest.