When the time comes in which one could, the time has passed in which one can.

We are not always even what we are most.

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

The sympathy of most people consists of a mixture of good-humour, curiosity, and self-importance.

Have patience with the quarrelsomeness of the stupid. It is not easy to comprehend that one does not comprehend.

Not reading a beautiful book again because you've already read it, that is, as if you were not visiting a dear friend again because you know him already.

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