An acquaintance with the muses, in the education of youth, contributes not a little to soften manners. It gives a delicate turn to the imagination and a polish to the mind.

Tired of myself longing for what I have not

The first vice of the first woman was curiosity, and it runs through the whole sex.

A fop takes great pains to hang out a sign, by his dress, of what he has within.

There is but one pride pardonable; that of being above doing a base or dishonorable action.

What likelihood is there of corrupting a man who has no ambition.

Evil courses can yield pleasure no longer than while thought and reflection can be kept off.