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.

We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers

A beautiful woman without fixed principles may be likened to those fair but rootless flowers which float in streams, driven by every breeze.

Flattery, if judiciously administered, is always acceptable.

Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.

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

Men who would persecute others for religious opinions, prove the errors of their own.