Hope and fear are inseparable. There is no hope without fear, nor any fear without hope.

It is far better to be deceived than undeceived by those whom we tenderly love.

Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.

Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.

It takes more strength of character to withstand good fortune than bad.

There is something to be said for jealousy, because it only designs the preservation of some good which we either have or think wehave a right to. But envy is a raging madness that cannot bear the wealth or fortune of others.

The head does not know how to play the part of the heart for long.