Who said “Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my dear, kiss me and be quiet.”?

“Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.”

“I don't like to write like God. It is only because you never do it, though, that the critics think you can't do it.”

“Fidelity to conscience is inconsistent with retiring modesty. If it be so, let the modesty succumb. It can be only a false modesty which can be thus endangered.”

“Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue; it is built upon shame, a passion in our nature, and may be either good or bad according to the actions performed from that motive.”

“Be smart, but never show it.”

“Solitude begets whimsies.”

“Life is too short for a long story.”

“Nature is seldom in the wrong, custom always.”

“To always be loved one must ever be agreeable.”

“A face is too slight a foundation for happiness.”

“No modest man ever did or ever will make a fortune.”