Work is the price which is paid for reputation.
Life is a warfare against the malice of others.
Wise men appreciate all men, for they see the good in each and know how hard it is to make anything good.
It is profound philosophy to sound the depths of feeling and distinguish traits of character. Men must be studied as deeply as books.
For a thing to remain undone nothing more is needed than to think of it done.
To overvalue something is a form of lying.