May you be for ever blessed for that moment of bliss and happiness which you gave to another lonely and grateful heart. Isn't such a moment sufficient for the whole of one's life?

I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.

Break what must be broken, once for all, that's all, and take the suffering on oneself.

To achieve perfection, one must first begin by not understanding many things! And if we understand too quickly, we may not understand well.

But gamblers know how a man can sit for almost twenty-four hours at cards, without looking to right, or to left.

If the people around you are spiteful and callous and will not hear you, fall down before them and beg their forgiveness; for in truth you are to blame for their not wanting to hear you.

Twice two makes four seems to me simply a piece of insolence. Twice two makes four is a pert coxcomb who stands with arms akimbo barring your path and spitting. I admit that twice two makes four is an excellent thing, but if we are to give everything its due, twice two makes five is sometimes a very charming thing too.