At fifteen, beauty and talent do not exist; there can only be promise of the coming woman.
The victory always has a lot of parents but the defeat is always an orphan.
The habits of life form the soul, and the soul forms the physical presence.
All happiness depends on courage and work. I have had many periods of wretchedness, but with energy and above all with illusions, I pulled through them all.
Lofty souls are always inclined to make a virtue of misfortune.
Emulation admires and strives to imitate great actions; envy is only moved to malice.