Axioms are delightful in theory, but impossible in practice.

Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.

Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.

Women read each other at a single glance.

The mischief of children is seldom actuated by malice; that of grown-up people always is.

It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not abuse it.

Opinions, theories, and systems pass by turns over the grindstone of time, which at first gives them brilliancy and sharpness, but finally wears them out.