Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

No young man believes he shall ever die.

Good temper is an estate for life.

Envy is littleness of soul.

Envy is littleness of soul.

There are names on her immortal scroll at which Fame blushes.

The discussing the characters and foibles of common friends is a great sweetness and cement of friendship.

Men of genius do not excel in any profession because they labor in it, but they labor in it because they excel.

We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.

We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing it. This is the reason why it is so difficult for any but natives to speak a language correctly or idiomatically.