No man is much regarded by the rest of the world. He that considers how little he dwells upon the condition of others, will learn how little the attention of others is attracted by himself. While we see multitudes passing before us, of whom perhaps not one appears to deserve our notice or excites our sympathy, we should remember, that we likewise are lost in the same throng, that the eye which happens to glance upon us is turned in a moment on him that follows us, and that the utmost which we can reasonably hope or fear is to fill a vacant hour with prattle, and be forgotten.

He endearing elegance of female friendship.

Good breeding consists in having no particular mark of any profession, but a general elegance of manners.

It is so far from being natural for a man and woman to live in a state of marriage, that we find all the motives which they have for remaining in that connection, and the restraints which civilised society imposes to prevent separation, are hardly sufficient to keep them together.

As all error is meanness, it is incumbent on every man who consults his own dignity, to retract it as soon as he discovers it.

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument.

Riches are of no value in themselves; their use is discovered only in that which they procure.