The nobler and more perfect a thing is, the later and slower it is in arriving at maturity. A man reaches the maturity of his reasoning powers and mental faculties hardly before the age of twenty-eight; a woman at eighteen.

Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.

Any book, which is at all important, should be reread immediately

A major difficulty in translation is that a word in one language seldom has a precise equivalent in another one.

It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on us.

Vengeance taken will often tear the heart and torment the conscience.

Everything that happens, happens of necessity.