In his fairy dreams of war [Thaddeus] always made conquest the sure end of his battles.

There is nothing so clear-sighted and sensible as a noble mind in a low estate.

He that easily believes rumors has the principle within him to augment rumors. It is strange to see the ravenous appetite with which some devourers of character and happiness fix upon the sides of the innocent and unfortunate.

The doubts of love are never to be wholly overcome; they grow with its various anxieties, timidities, and tenderness, and are the very fruits of the reverence in which the admired object is beheld.

Don't live to please others. Don't think everyone else knows what's right or true. Listen to yourself, and be true to yourself. That way, no matter what else happens in life, you will always have your self-respect.

Happiness is not perfected until it is shared.

When the cup of any sensual pleasure is drained to the bottom, there is always poison in the dregs.