Never, my dear Sir, do you take it into your head that I do not love you; you may settle yourself in full confidence both of my love and my esteem; I love you as a kind man, I value you as a worthy man, and hope in time to reverence you as a man of exemplary piety.

That observation which is called knowledge of the world will be found much more frequently to make men cunning than good.

Wine makes a man better pleased with himself. I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others.

If you want to be a writer, then write. Write every day!

We may have uneasy feelings for seeing a creature in distress without pity; for we have not pity unless we wish to relieve them.

Every man naturally persuades himself that he can keep his resolutions, nor is he convinced of his imbecility but by length of time and frequency of experiment.

It is not uncommon to charge the difference between promise and performance, between profession and reality, upon deep design and studied deceit; but the truth is, that there is very little hypocrisy in the world.