The reading of a fine book is an uninterrupted dialogue in which the book speaks and our soul replies.
Business is a combination of war and sport.
Sincerity is glass, discretion is diamond.
Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record.
He who wants to do everything will never do anything.
Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.