Oh happy pessimists! What a joy it is to them to be able to prove again and again that there is no joy.
When two good men contend about principles, both are always right.
Kindness which is not inexhaustible does not deserve the name.
Blessed is trust, for it blesses both those who have it to give and those who receive it.
Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.
Nothing is less promising than precocity. A young thistle is more like a future tree than is a young oak.