Even a bad shot is dignified when he accepts a duel.
Forms of expression always appear turgid to those who do not share the emotions they represent.
Every heresy has been an effort to narrow the Church.
The test of happiness is gratitude.
There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read.
The strangest whim has seized me ... After all I think I will not hang myself today.