The ignorance of the world leaves one at the mercy of its malice.

There are many who talk on from ignorance rather than from knowledge, and who find the former an inexhaustible fund of conversation.

Fashion is the abortive issue of vain ostentation and exclusive egotism ... tied to no rule, and bound to conform to every whim of the minute.

A great mind is one that can forget or look beyond itself.

Life is a continued struggle to be what we are not, and to do what we cannot.

Gallantry to women - the sure road to their favor - is nothing but the appearance of extreme devotion to all their wants and wishes, a delight in their satisfaction, and a confidence in yourself as being able to contribute toward it

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires to be constantly wound up.