No sooner is the rage of hunger appeased than it becomes difficult to comprehend the meaning of starvation. It is only when you suffer that you really understand.
Scent is the soul of flowers, and sea flowers, as splendid as they may be, have no soul!
Before all masters, necessity is the one most listened to, and who teaches the best.
What you do for money you do badly.
The chance which now seems lost may present itself at the last moment.
When the mind once allows a doubt to gain entrance, the value of deeds performed grow less, their character changes, we forget the past and dread the future.