An author places himself uncalled before the tribunal of criticism and solicits fame at the hazard of disgrace.

The first step to greatness is to be honest.

More knowledge may be gained of a man's real character by a short conversation with one of his servants than from a formal and studied narrative, begun with his pedigree and ended with his funeral.

Of the blessings set before you make your choice, and be content. No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of the spring: no man can, at the same time, fill his cup from the source and from the mouth of the Nile.

Life, however short, is made still shorter by waste of time.

Nothing is more common than mutual dislike, where mutual approbation is particularly expected.

The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality.