A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common.

Violence ever defeats its own ends. Where you cannot drive you can always persuade. A gentle word, a kind look, a god-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles. There is a secret pride in every human heart than revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you.

The player envies only the player, the poet envies only the poet.

The corpse of friendship is not worth embalming.

The world loves to be amused by hollow professions, to be deceived by flattering appearances, to live in a state of hallucination; and can forgive everything but the plain, downright, simple, honest truth.

The discussing the characters and foibles of common friends is a great sweetness and cement of friendship.

People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel.