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

"Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him."

"Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others."

"Good manners are the settled medium of social, as specie is of commercial, life; returns are equally expected for both."

"It is the artist's business to create sunshine when the sun fails."

"There is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels for someone, for someone, pain intensified by the imagination and prolonged by a hundred echos."

"One of the most magical places on Earth is a small island in the Caribbean called Mustique. With brilliant beaches, warm water, and lush vegetation, this tiny green swath of land is my idea of paradise."

"I always regarded people who want fame with a lot of suspicion. Unless you have a product to sell, I don't know why anyone would want to be famous. I can't imagine what need that would fill."