The character of false wit is that of appearing to depend only upon reason.
Great men undertake great things because they are great; fools, because they think them easy.
Constancy is the chimera of love.
The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.
The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources.
Our virtues are dearer to us the more we have had to suffer for them. It is the same with our children. All profound affection admits a sacrifice.