"We do not get into a state with our next-door neighbour if he enjoys himself in his own way, nor do we shoot him the kind of black looks which, though they do no real harm, still vex an honest man. We…"

"For it is a common fault in men to despise what they possess, and to desire what they have not."

"The greatest glory of a woman is to be least talked about, whether for good or for bad."

"For we are a model to others, not imitators."

"Those who can think, but cannot express what they think, place themselves at the level of those who cannot think."