A lesson that is never learned can never be too often taught.

One must steer, not talk.

The voice of flattery affects us after it has ceased, just as after a concert men find some agreeable air ringing in their ears to the exclusion of all serious business.

So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

No possession is gratifying without a companion.

A thousand approaches lie open to death.