No' and 'Yes' are words quickly said, but they need a great amount of thought before you utter them.
A gilded No is more satisfactory than a dry Yes.
Surfeits of happiness are fatal.
Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame.
Nature often lets us down when we most need her; let us turn to art.