“Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.””

“The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind”

“My wife was too beautiful for words, but not for arguments.”

“A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences”

“Arguments out of a pretty mouth are unanswerable”

“A little of what you call frippery is very necessary towards looking like the rest of the world”