The first pressure of sorrow crushes out from our hearts the best wine; afterwards the constant weight of it brings forth bitterness, the taste and stain from the lees of the vat.

All your strength is in union, all your danger is in discord.

Enthusiasm begets enthusiasm.

The men that women marry, And why they marry them, will always be A marvel and a mystery to the world.

Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny.

Ripe in wisdom was he, but patient, and simple, and childlike.

All was silent as before - All silent save the dripping rain.