The less a man thinks or knows about his virtues, the better we like him.

Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy.

Europe has always owed to oriental genius its divine impulses. What these holy bards said, all sane men found agreeable and true.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

Open the doors of opportunity to talent and virtue and they will do themselves justice, and property will not be in bad hands.

Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today. Let us treat men and women well; treat them as if they were real; perhaps they are.

If you believe in fate, believe in it, at least, for your good.