Life is what our character makes it. We fashion it, as a snail does its shell. A man can say: I never made a fortune because it is not in my character to be rich.
Do not ask me to be kind; just ask me to act as though I were.
Fame is a constant effort
Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.
Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none
How many people have wanted to kill themselves, and have been content with tearing up their photograph!