No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the semblance of courtesy.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those matters with which I am unacquainted.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly old men, not to age itself.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master from the house.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good action.
Time puts an end to speculation in opinions, and confirms the laws of nature.
Virtue is increased by the smile of approval; and the love of renown is the greatest incentive to honourable acts.
We are born poets. we become orators.