The little bit of truth contained in many a lie is what makes them so terrible.

They understand but a little who understand only what can be explained.

To be content with little is difficult; to be content with much, impossible.

Even virtue is an art; and even its devotees are divided into those who practise it and those who are merely amateurs.

You stay young as long as you can learn, acquire new habits, and suffer contradictions.

Even a stopped clock is right twice every day. After some years, it can boast of a long series of successes.

How happy are the pessimists! What joy is theirs when they have proved there is no joy.