“One must not hope to be more than one can be.”

“The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloquence in Society.”

“It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful.”

“Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries or oysters: they choose out the best at first, and end by eating all.”