Envy is littleness of soul.

Anyone is to be pitied who has just sense enough to perceive his deficiencies.

We are governed by sympathy; and the extent of our sympathy is determined by that of our sensibility

Silence is one great art of conversation. He is not a fool who knows when to hold his tongue; and a person may gain credit for sense, eloquence, wit, who merely says nothing to lessen the opinion which others have of these qualities in themselves.

Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is immortal.

We are not satisfied to be right, unless we can prove others to be quite wrong.

Experience makes us wise.