But what is opportunity to the man who can't use it?

The tale of the Divine Pity was never yet believed from lips that were not felt to be moved by human pity.

Eros has degenerated; he began by introducing order and harmony, and now he brings back chaos.

Pride helps us; and pride is not a bad thing when it only urges us to hide our own hurts—not to hurt others.

There is one order of beauty which seems made to turn heads. It is a beauty like that of kittens, or very small downy ducks making gentle rippling noises with their soft bills, or babies just beginning to toddle.

To judge wisely, we must know how things appear to the unwise.

If you deliver an opinion at all, it is mere stupidity not to do it with an air of conviction and well-founded knowledge. You make it your own in uttering it, and naturally get fond of it.