You were wise not to waste years in a lawsuit ... he who commences a suit resembles him who plants a palm-tree which he will not live to see flourish.

Tears fell from my eyes - yes, weak and foolish as it now appears to me, I wept for my departed youth; and for that beauty of which the faithful mirror too plainly assured me, no remnant existed.

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

Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful.

Religion converts despair, which destroys, into resignation, which submits.

The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes.

Only vain people wage war against the vanity of others.