It is better to do the smallest thing in the world than to hold half an hour to be too small a thing.
Love does not rule; but it trains, and that is more.
It is said that no man is a hero to his valet. That is because a hero can be recognized only by a hero.
No skill or art is needed to grow old; the trick is to endure it.
It is natural to man to regard himself as the final cause of creation.
If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.