Beware of her fair hair, for she excels All women in the magic of her locks; And when she winds them round a young man's neck, She will not ever set him free again.

One doesn't always lose when one has to do without.

The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace.

What is the true test of character unless it be its progressive development in the bustle and turmoil, in the action and reaction of daily life.

Alas! sorrow from happiness is oft evolved.

Say what you will of fortitude, but show me the man who can patiently endure the laughter of fools when they have obtained an advantage over him. 'Tis only when their nonsense is without foundation that one can suffer it without complaint.

I always seek the good that is in people and leave the bad to Him who made mankind and knows how to round off the corners.