Virtue has her heroes too As well as Fame and Fortune.

Deeper meaning resides in the fairy tales told to me in my childhood than in the truth that is taught by life.

Votes should be weighed not counted.

Let no one despair, even though in the darkest night the last star of hope may disappear.

Culture, far from giving us freedom, only develops, as it advances, new necessities; the fetters of the physical close more tightly around us, so that the fear of loss quenches even the ardent impulse toward improvement, and the maxims of passive obedience are held to be the highest wisdom of life.

Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.

If you want to study yourself, look into the hearts of other people. If you want to study other people, look into your own heart.