It has been well observed that few are better qualified to give others advice than those who have taken the least of it themselves.

The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.

The world is like a vast sea: mankind like a vessel sailing on its tempestuous bosom. ... [T]he sciences serve us for oars.

Paltry affectation, strained allusions, and disgusting finery are easily attained by those who choose to wear them; they are but too frequently the badges of ignorance or of stupidity, whenever it would endeavor to please.

And e'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks if this be joy.

Our pleasures are short, and can only charm at intervals; love is a method of protraction our greatest pleasure.

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.