True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

When our friends are alive, we see the good qualities they lack; dead, we remember only those they possessed.

Do you know a young and beautiful woman who is not ready to flirt-just a little?

There are philanthropists who, incapable of managing their own little affairs, take upon themselves those of the whole world; but as their creditors always outnumber their disciples, they owe humanity more than she will ever owe them.

People who declare that they belong to no party certainly do not belong to ours.

It is easy to be virtuous in prospective.

Conscience serves us especially to judge of the actions of others.