Oh, would that my mind could let fall its dead ideas, as the tree does its withered leaves!
Most often people seek in life occasions for persisting in their opinions rather than for educating themselves.
There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.
Solitude is bearable only with God.
The most important things to say are those which often I did not think necessary for me to say - because they were too obvious.