The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.

Advice is always a confession.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.

All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast.

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.