The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to thrust his views upon the unconvinced.

Love is a malady, the common symptoms of which are the same in all patients.

To be brave in misfortune is to be worthy of manhood; to be wise in misfortune is to conquer fate.

fair play is less characteristic of groups than of individuals.

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.

Erudition, like a bloodhound, is a charming thing when held firmly in leash, but it is not so attractive when turned loose upon a defenseless and unerudite public.

A real dog, beloved and therefore pampered by his mistress, is a lamentable spectacle. He suffers from fatty degeneration of his moral being.