What sort of faults may we retain, nay, even cherish in ourselves? Those faults which are rather pleasant than offensive to others.

Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.

The true poet is called to take in the splendor of the world and for that reason will always be inclined to praise rather than tofind fault.

Association with women is the basis of good manners.

Help me to discover Thy truth, O Lord, and preserve me from those who have already found it

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses at home.

Every great idea exerts, on first appearing, a tyrannical influence: Hence, the advantages it brings are turned all too soon into disadvantages.