"Manners must adorn knowledge, and smooth its way through the world. Like a great rough diamond, it may do very well in a closet by way of curiosity, and also for its intrinsic value."

“I assisted at the birth of that most significant word "flirtation," which dropped from the most beautiful mouth in the world.”

“Sacrifice to the Graces.”

“I really know nothing more criminal, more mean, and more ridiculous than lying. It is the production either of malice, cowardice, or vanity; and generally misses of its aim in every one of these views; for lies are always detected, sooner or later.”

“Take the tone of the company you are in.”

“There is time enough for everything, in the course of the day, if you do but one thing at once; but there is not time enough in the year, if you will do two things at a time.”

“People will no more advance their civility to a bear, than their money to a bankrupt.”