Imaginary evils are incurable.

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

The understanding of some men is clear, that of others brilliant. The former illumines its surroundings; the latter obscures them.

An aphorism is the last link in a long chain of thought.

As far as your self-control goes, as far goes your freedom.

Nothing is less promising than precocity. A young thistle is more like a future tree than is a young oak.

An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.