The smoke of glory is not worth the smoke of a pipe.
Weeds are omnipresent; errors are to be found in the heart of the most lovable.
A child motivated by competitive ideals will grow into a man without conscience, shame, or true dignity.
Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life.
Oblivion is the flower that grows best on graves.
... when we are misunderstood it is always our own fault. What the reader wants most of all is to be able to grasp what we think; but you loftily refuse to comply.