Nothing is more despicable than a professional talker who uses his words as a quack uses his remedies.

All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.

Genuine good taste consists in saying much in few words, in choosing among our thoughts, in having order and arrangement in what we say, and in speaking with composure

I'm more of a listener than a talker.

Genuine good taste consists in saying much in few words, in choosing among our thoughts, in having order and arrangement in what we say, and in speaking with composure.

Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.