A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
It is no use lying to one's self.
The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
Almost everyone who has gone to the bad early in life has had a deceitful mother.
Money may be the husk of many things but not the kernel. It brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintance, but not friends; servants, but not loyalty; days of joy, but not peace or happiness.
Happiness is above all things the calm, glad certainty of innocence.