So rapid is the flight of our dreams upon the wings of imagination.

If you wish to discover the guilty person, first find out to whom the crime might be useful.

If it is ones lot to be cast among fools, one must learn foolishness.-The Count of Monte Cristo

Joy to hearts which have suffered long is like the dew on the ground after a long drought; both the heart and the ground absorb that beneficent moisture falling on them, and nothing is outwardly apparant.

Women are never so strong as after their defeat.

It is quite rare for God to provide a great man at the necessary moment to carry out some great deep, which is why when this unusual combination of circumstance does occur, history at once records the name of the chosen one and recommends him to the admiration of posterity.

We are always in a hurry to be happy...; for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune.