The mediocre always feel as if they're fighting for their lives when confronted by the excellent.
Morals refine manners, as manners refine morals.
What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible.
Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.
Not every great man is a grand human being.
Origins are of the greatest importance. We are almost reconciled to having a cold when we remember where we caught it.