We may be willing to tell a story twice, never to hear it more than once.
A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one - they show one another off to the best advantage.
Of all eloquence a nickname is the most concise; of all arguments the most unanswerable.
Pride is founded not on the sense of happiness, but on the sense of power.
The only impeccable writers are those who never wrote.
Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.