Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds.

The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation.

Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading men, and studying all the various facets of them.

A man of sense only trifles with them, plays with them, humors and flatters them, as he does with a sprightly and forward child; but he neither consults them about, nor trusts them with, serious matters.

Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible.