Women carry a beautiful hand with them to the grave, when a beautiful face has long ago vanished.

The essence of education is the education of the body.

Nobody is forgotten, when it is convenient to remember him.

Some will read only old books, as if there were no valuable truths to be discovered in modern publications: others will only read new books, as if some valuable truths are not among the old. Some will not read a book because they know the author: others . . . would also read the man.

Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.

Whenever you see a man who is successful in society, try to discover what makes him pleasing, and if possible adopt his system.

What wonderful things are events! The least are of greater importance than the most sublime and comprehensive speculations.