The Art Of Pleasing Consists In Being

Natural Affection Is A Prejudice; For Though We Have Cause To Love Our Nearest Connections Better Than Others, We Have No Reason To Think Them Better Than Others.

We Imagine That The Admiration Of The Works Of Celebrated Men Has Become Common, Because The Admiration Of Their Names Has Become So.

Learning Is, In Too Many Cases, But A Foil To Common Sense; A Substitute For True Knowledge.

Honesty Is One Part Of Eloquence. We Persuade Others By Being In Earnest Ourselves.

So I Have Loitered My Life Away, Reading Books, Looking At Pictures, Going To Plays, Hearing, Thinking, Writing On What Pleased Me Best. I Have Wanted Only One Thing To Make Me Happy, But Wanting That Have Wanted Everything.