He who cannot see the beautiful side is a bad painter, a bad friend, a bad lover; he cannot lift his mind and his heart so high as goodness.
Chance generally favors the prudent.
We measure minds by their stature; it would be better to esteem them by their beauty.
When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.
Words, like glass, obscure when they do not aid vision.
Education should be gentle and stern, not cold and lax.