There is scarcely any man sufficiently clever to appreciate all the evil he does.

Truth has scarce done so much good in the world as the false appearances of it have done hurt.

Sometimes in life situations develop that only the half-crazy can get out of.

A woman often thinks she regrets the lover, when she only regrets the love.

We often in our misfortunes take that for constancy and patience which is only dejection of mind; we suffer without daring to holdup our heads, just as cowards let themselves be knocked on the head because they have not courage to strike back.

Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.

We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.