Many need no other provocation to enmity than that they find themselves excelled.
Most men think indistinctly, and therefore cannot speak with exactness . . .
Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty.
A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of his dinner.
Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame
I am very fond of the company of ladies. I like their beauty, I like their delicacy, I like their vivacity, and I like their silence.