If ever a man and his wife, or a man and his mistress, who pass nights as well as days together, absolutely lay aside all good breeding, their intimacy will soon degenerate into a coarse familiarity, infallibly productive of contempt or disgust.
Remember, as long as you live, that nothing but strict truth can carry you through the world, with either your conscience or your honor unwounded.
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds.
Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults.
Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.
