Genius is the gold in the mine, talent is the miner who works and brings it out.

Friends are the thermometer by which we may judge the temperature of our fortunes.

Genius is the gold in the mine, talent is the miner who works and brings it out.

Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower.

When the sun shines on you, you see your friends. It requires sunshine to be seen by them to advantage!

Love matches are made by people who are content, for a month of honey, to condemn themselves to a life of vinegar.

Love in France is a comedy; in England a tragedy; in Italy an opera seria; and in Germany a melodrama.