The greatest difficulties lie where we are not looking for them.
The older I get the more I trust in the law according to which the rose and the lily bloom.
Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting.
To witness two lovers is a spectacle for the gods.
What we don't understand we don't possess.
Riches amassed in haste will diminish; but those collected by hand and little by little will multiply.