One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be a man.

No two people see the world exactly alike, and different temperaments will often apply the same principle, recognized by both, differently. Even one and the same person won't always maintain the same views and judgments: earlier convictions must give way to later ones.

Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

The greatest evil that can befall man is that he should come to think ill of himself.

Clever people are always the best conversations lexicon.

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.