To be exempt from the Passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing Solitude. Votes: 11
Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable. Votes: 3
A favor well bestowed is almost as great an honor to him who confers it as to him who receives it. Votes: 0
A man cannot have an idea of perfection in another, which he was never sensible of in himself. Votes: 0
When a man has no design but to speak plain truth, he may say a great deal in a very narrow compass. Votes: 0
Whether a pretty woman grants or withholds her favors, she always likes to be asked for them. Votes: 0