The hossanas of the multitude can never bring satisfaction to the discerning. Yet there exist those chamaleons of popularity who find their joy, not in the sweet breath of Apollo, but in the smell of the crowd. And not in mind: Do not be taken in by what are miracles to the populace, for the ignorant do not rise above marveling. Thus the stupidity of a crowd is lost in admiration, even as the brain of an individual uncovers the trick.

There is no desert like being friendless.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

Words are feminine; deeds are masculine.

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.

When you find Fortune favorable, stride boldly forward, for she favors the bold, and being a woman, the young.