You can sink so fast that you think you are flying.
That bad manners are so prevalent in the world is the fault of good manners.
Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.
The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he be plundered.
He who believes in freedom of the will has never loved and never hated.
The mediocre always feel as if they're fighting for their lives when confronted by the excellent.