Manners form the great charm of women.

Manners form the great charm of women.

Know thyself? If I knew myself I would run away.

Lamps make oil-spots and candles need snuffing; it is only the light of heaven that shines pure and leaves no stain.

He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate his energies to the creation of what is good. He must not demolish, but build. He must raise temples where mankind may come and partake of the purest pleasure.

Everything has been thought of before, but the problem is to think of it again.

All of us have life; few of us have an idea of it.