Only deeds give strength to life, only moderation gives it charm.
A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes anothers.
Fancy rules over two thirds of the universe, the past, and future, while reality is confined to the present
Every friend is to the other a sun, and a sunflower also. He attracts and follows.
Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and the reason of everything appears more clear. What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end.
The burden of suffering seems a tombstone hung about our necks, while in reality it is only the weight which is necessary to keep down the diver while he is hunting for pearls.