Some people resemble ballads which are only sung for a certain time.
We often boast that we are never bored; but yet we are so conceited that we do not perceive how often we bore others.
One cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in danger.
Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
A man is sometimes better off deceived about the one he loves, than undeceived.
A man would rather say evil of himself than say nothing.