Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.
The multitude who require to be led, still hate their leaders.
We are never so much disposed to quarrel with others as when we are dissatisfied with ourselves.
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history.
A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means.
If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you.
Grace in women has more effect than beauty.
No really great man ever thought himself so.
We are not hypocrites in our sleep.
Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of no more value than their dress.
The rule for traveling abroad is to take our common sense with us, and leave our prejudices behind.
Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken.
Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part.
I can enjoy society in a room; but out of doors, nature is company enough for me.
There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.
When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.
People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel.
Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone – but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.
Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.