You will think less of the art, when you know the artist

A man who loses his money gains, at the least, experience, and sometimes, something better.

But to admire a strong person and to live under that strong person’s thumb are two different things.

Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage: it can be delightful.

Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

You sometimes have to answer a woman according to her womanliness, just as you have to answer a fool according to his folly.