A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably

Liberality lies less in giving liberally than in the timeliness of the gift.

There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's own industry or by the stupidity of others.

The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things.

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity