To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind.

It is better to drink of deep grief than to taste shallow pleasures.

Life is the art of being well deceived.

Perhaps propriety is as near a word as any to denote the manners of the gentleman; elegance is necessary to the fine gentleman; dignity is proper to noblemen; and majesty to kings.

Natural affection is a prejudice; for though we have cause to love our nearest connections better than others, we have no reason to think them better than others.

The idea of what the public will think prevents the public from ever thinking at all, and acts as a spell on the exercise of private judgment.

No young man ever thinks he shall die.