There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at.
One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.
Win for yourself that which your fathers have won.
If I love you, what business is it of yours?
If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.
A man is not little when he finds it difficult to cope with circumstances, but when circumstances overmaster him.