So long as you live and work, you will be misunderstood; to that you must resign yourself once and for all. Be silent!

Marriage is the beginning and pinnacle of civilization.

Our passions are the true phoenixes; when the old one is burnt out, a new one rises from its ashes.

Nature is, after all, the only book that offers important content on every page.

Try novelties for salesman's bait, For novelty wins everyone.

Shakespeare is a great psychologist, and whatever can be known of the heart of man may be found in his plays.

I have always paid attention to the merits of my enemies, and found it an advantage.