It is well for a man when he has learned to endure what he cannot change, and to give up with dignity what he cannot retain.
The dictates of the heart are the voice of fate.
No doubt the artist is the child of his time; but woe to him if he is also its disciple, or even its favorite.
You saw his weakness, and he will never forgive you.
Against stupidity, God Himself fights in vain.
Friends show me what I can do, foes teach me what I should do.