James Burgh

“If you give a jest, take one. Let all your jokes be truly jokes. Jesting sometimes ends in sad earnest.”

“Praise your friends, and let your friends praise you.”

“Insult not another for his want of a talent you possess: He may have others which you want.”

“You need not tell all the truth, unless to those who have a right to know it all. But let all you tell be truth.”

“Do not endeavour to shine in all companies. Leave room for your hearers to imagine something within you beyond all you have said. And remember, the more you are praised, the more you will be envied.”

“He who knows the world will not be too bashful. He who knows himself will not be impudent.”