Notes by which dances are now pricked down as well as tunes Old fellow ought to seem wise whether he really' be so or not Please all who are worth pleasing; offend none Pleasures do not commonly last so long as life Polite, but without the troublesome forms and stiffness Prejudices are our mistresses Quarrel with them when they are grown up, for being spoiled Read with caution and distrust Reason is at best our wife Ruined their own son by what they called loving him Secret, without being dark and mysterious Seeming inattention to the person who is speaking to you Talent of hating with good-breeding and loving with prudence The longest life is too short for knowledge Trifles that concern you are not trifles to me Truth, but not the whole truth, must be the invariable principle Useful sometimes to see the things which one ought to avoid Vanity Voltaire Where one would gain people, remember that nothing is little Wife, very often heard indeed, but seldom minded Wit may create many admirers but makes few friends Work there as a volunteer in that bureau Yahoos Young fellow ought to be wiser than he should seem to be