A resolution that is communicated is no longer within thy power; thy attentions become now the plaything of chance; he who would have his commands certainly carried out must take man by surprise.

Wine rejoices the heart of man and joy is the mother of all virtues.

All of us, just because we are able to talk, also believe we are able to talk about language.

It is not enough to have knowledge; one must apply it. It is not enough to have wishes; one must also accomplish it.

A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.

To be sure, we have inherited abilities, but our development we owe to thousands of influences coming from the world around us from which we appropriate what we can and what is suitable to us.

We are our own devils; we drive ourselves out of our Edens.