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.

Gold makes the ugly beautiful.

People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.

The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself.

A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of girlhood.

One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.

Beauty without intelligence is like a hook without bait.