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.
The cleverest of all the devils is Opportunity.
Too oft is transient pleasure the source of long woes.
Endurance is the prerogative of woman, enabling the gentlest to suffer what would cause terror to manhood.
For whatever a man has, is in reality only a gift.
An illusion which makes me happy is worth a verity which drags me to the ground.