For whatever a man has, is in reality only a gift.
The cleverest of all the devils is Opportunity.
Too oft is transient pleasure the source of long woes.
To be silent is sometimes an art, yet not so great a one as certain people would have us believe, who are wisest they are most silent.
Endurance is the prerogative of woman, enabling the gentlest to suffer what would cause terror to manhood.
An illusion which makes me happy is worth a verity which drags me to the ground.