And still, laughter is akin to weeping.
The less you can enjoy, the poorer, the scantier yourself - the more you can enjoy, the richer, the more vigorous.
The more honesty a man has, the less he affects the air of a saint.
God protects those he loves from worthless reading.
All finery is a sign of littleness.
He knows not how to speak who cannot be silent; still less how to act with vigour and decision. - Who hastens to the end is silent: loudness is impotence.