The poor never estimate as a virtue the generosity of the rich.

There is something so beautiful in trust that even the most hardened liar need feel a certain respect for those who confide in him.

Only the thinking man lives his life, the thoughtless man's life passes him by.

Morals refine manners, as manners refine morals.

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

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Old age transfigures or fossilizes.