We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.

One forgives to the degree that one loves.

We love everything on our own account; we even follow our own taste and inclination when we prefer our friends to ourselves; and yet it is this preference alone that constitutes true and perfect friendship.

If it were not for poetry, few men would ever fall in love.

A man often believes himself leader when he is led; as his mind endeavors to reach one goal, his heart insensibly drags him towards another.

A man's happiness or unhappiness depends as much on his temperament as on his destiny.

The surest proof of being endowed with noble qualities is to be free from envy.