Wise to resolve, patient to perform.

Accursed be he who plays with the devil.

Rarely do we arrive at the summit of truth without running into extremes; we have frequently to exhaust the part of error, and even of folly, before we work our way up to the noble goal of tranquil wisdom.

A deep meaning often lies in old customs.

Physical beauty is the sign of an interior beauty, a spiritual and moral beauty which is the basis, the principle, and the unity of the beautiful.

To be man's tender mate was woman born, and in obeying nature she best serves the purposes of heaven.

No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart.