The modest man is seldom the object of envy. - James Burgh

Do not sit dumb in company; it will be ascribed either to pride, cunning, or stupidity: give your opinion modestly, but freely; hear that of others with candour; and ever endeavour to find out, and to communicate truth.

Make your company a rarity, and people will value it. Men despise what they can easily have.

Wit without humanity degenerates into bitterness. Learning without prudence into pedantry.