The weakest being on earth can accomplish feats of strength. The frailest urchin will ring every doorbell on the street in arctic weather or hoist himself aloft to inscribe his name on a virgin monument.

Memories beautify life, but the capacity to forget makes it bearable.

Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself.

Many men nourish a pride which urges them to conceal their struggles and show themselves only as conquerors.

Events are never absolute, their outcome depends entirely upon the individual. Misfortune is a stepping stone for a genius, a piscina for a Christian, a treasure for a man of parts, and an abyss for a weakling.

The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one.

When we drink coffee, ideas march in like the army