Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of pleasures, profits and all other private gratifications.
Vanity makes men ridiculous, pride odious and ambition terrible.
Etiquette is the invention of wise men to keep fools at a distance.
Men of courage, men of sense, and men of letters are frequent; but a true gentleman is what one seldom sees.
Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.
Equality is the life of conversation; and he is as much out who assumes to himself any part above another, as he who considers himself below the rest of society.
I was going home two hours ago, but was met by Mr. Griffith, who has kept me ever since. . . . I will come within a pint of wine.