Reason shows us our duty; he who can make us love our duty is more powerful than reason itself.

To make good use of life, one should have in youth the experience of advanced years, and in old age the vigor of youth.

We rise to fortune by successive steps; we descend by only one.

Politeness has been defined to be artificial good-nature; but we may affirm, with much greater propriety, that good-nature is natural politeness.

When the truth offends no one it should come from our lips as naturally as the air we breathe.

Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for.

The instability of our tastes is the occasion of the irregularity of our lives.