Good counsel rejected returns to enrich the givers bosom.

And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way.

A traveler of taste will notice that the wise are polite all over the world, but the fool only at home.

An Englishman fears contempt more than death.

When a person has no need to borrow they find multitudes willing to lend.

I can't say whether we had more wit among us now than usual, but I am certain we had more laughing, which answered the end as well.

I have known a German Prince with more titles than subjects, and a Spanish nobleman with more names than shirts.