The rule for traveling abroad is to take our common sense with us, and leave our prejudices behind.

No truly great person ever thought themselves so.

The smallest pain in our little finger gives us more concern than the destruction of millions of our fellow beings.

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of no more value than their dress.

The present is an age of talkers, and not of doers; and the reason is, that the world is growing old. We are so far advanced in the Arts and Sciences, that we live in retrospect, and dote on past achievement.

Diffidence and awkwardness are antidotes to love.