Love is a game in which one always cheats.

But also remember: if you have any genuine feelings, hide them like treasure; never let anyone so much as suspect them, or you're lost. Instead of being the executioner, you'll be the victim. And if you ever fall in love, keep that absolutely secret! Never breathe a word until you're completely sure of the person to whom you open your heart. And to protect that love, even before you feel it, learn to despise the world.

Are not poets men who fulfill their hopes prematurely?

Kindness is not without its rocks ahead. People are apt to put it down to an easy temper and seldom recognize it as the secret striving of a generous nature; whilst, on the other hand, the ill-natured get credit for all the evil they refrain from.

The secret of great fortunes without apparent cause is a crime forgotten, for it was properly done.

How can we explain the perpetuity of envy--a vice which yields no return?

Tradesmen regard an author with a mixed feeling of terror, compassion and curiosity.